Quality and Safety
More than 200 patients have been evacuated, medical facilities are closed down as community EDs brace for a rush.
Researchers say interventions collectively prevented one inappropriate prescription for every eight patients seen.
Overall, 73 percent of Medicare Advantage-PDP enrollees are in plans that have four stars or greater in 2018, CMS says.
For 2018, CMS updated its measures in adjusting three Part C measures for Medicare Advantage only and MA-prescription drug plans.
According to a new study, the national goal of 80 percent of nurses with these degrees by 2020 probably won't happen.
Hospital Compare initiative has become a "problem child" for CMS, but discussion over methods shouldn't be allowed to stall program repeatedly, expert says.
Increased poverty in the suburbs has led to emergency departments in those areas becoming the primary source of care for poor and uninsured, Health Affairs study says.
Researchers say fewer black patients received cancer surgery at high-volume hospitals.
Part of the donation will support provider education that promotes best prescribing practices for clinicians who prescribe opioid medications.
Study suggests that while ACOs are willing to accept increased financial risk, they are still learning how to manage populations.