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The National Quality Forum has endorsed four potentially avoidable complication (PAC) measures created by the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute. According to HCI3, reduction of PACs can improve care and decrease healthcare costs.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and the Illinois Hospital Association have launched Preventing Readmissions through Effective Partnerships, an initiative aimed at reducing hospital readmissions.
Taleo, a Dublin, Calif.-based provider of on-demand talent management solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cytiva Software, an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of on-demand recruiting software solutions, for approximately $1 million (Canadian) in cash.
Taking a cue from the FBI, the Health and Human Services Department has released an online list of its "Most Wanted" fugitives charged with committing healthcare fraud.
U.S. HealthWorks, a national operator of occupational healthcare centers, has acquired two medical centers in south Florida.
With states considering reductions in Medicaid spending to address mounting budget deficits, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has sent a letter to governors outlining ways they can save money on Medicaid expenditures.
The National Academy of Social Insurance has issued a legislative toolkit intended to provide options for policymakers in implementing health insurance exchanges - a key element of the Affordable Care Act.
Before embracing an accountable care organization model, academic medical centers need to assess the financial risk, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule that would require most Medicare-participating providers and suppliers to give Medicare beneficiaries written notice about their right to contact a Medicare Quality Improvement Organization with concerns about the quality of care they receive.
Spending on psychiatric drugs grew 5.6 percent from 2004 to 2005, down from the 27.3 percent growth from 1999 to 2000, according to a study in the February issue of Health Affairs.