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A Kaiser Permanente program for women at risk of substance abuse during their pregnancy could save $2 billion each year if applied on a national basis, according to a new study published recently in the peer-reviewed journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a new demonstration project that will continue the push to keep patients with chronic conditions in their homes rather than place them in long-term care facilities.
House Republicans voted yesterday to reject a Senate deal that would have extended the payroll tax break and unemployment benefits and provided physicians a reprieve on a 27.4 percent Medicare payment cut.
Health insurer WellPoint announced this week that it will work with the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute to help provide clinical expertise as it develops healthcare capabilities for IBM's Watson.
Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon and Pennsylvania will take part in the National Governors Association's collaborative to address chronic disease prevention. Chronic disease is a major contributor to rising healthcare costs, accounting for 84 percent of U.S. healthcare spending.
With the cost of medically unnecessary care estimated to be in the billions of dollars, a new campaign is setting out to change the medical profession's and society's usage of healthcare.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the 32 health systems that will participate in the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program, which government officials say could save Medicare as much as $1.1 billion.
A new set of eight MAP keys was recently released by the HFMA, and when used correctly, aids hospitals, health systems and physician practices in tracking performance over time. Here are the eight new MAP keys for physician practice management.
The National Governors Association (NGA) announced Tuesday that Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon and Pennsylvania have been selected to participate in the NGA's new learning collaborative on integrating chronic disease prevention services.
More than half of health system and insurance executives recently surveyed by KPMG, law firm Epstein Becker Green and The JHD Group indicated they are still undecided about whether their organizations will participate in the Medicare ACO program.