Quality and Safety
CEO Stanley Brezenoff sent blunt letter to state, said public health system has only 18 days of cash on hand.
Since almost 75 percent of costs are attributable to antiretroviral drug treatment, reducing the price of those drugs could lead to even greater cost
Absence of cost of care, waste elimination, social responsibility metrics are major flaws in U.S. News Best Hospital rankings, experts say.
Star ratings released last December will remain on the Hospital Compare website until the next update, CMS said.
Team of researchers found ED docs are issuing shorter prescriptions with lower dosages, potency than non-emergent settings, ACEP says.
The data showed infants with major birth defects accounted for less than 6 percent of the premature births, but a quarter of expenditures.
ACO and hospital executives say they want greater flexibility in models for Medicare, Medicaid and dual-eligible patients.
The physician payment programs are more workable for than preceding federal models, but some unrealistic expectations are emerging.
The increase in threats and sophistication have prompted the need to shore up government security policies, according to the agency's updated 2017 work plan.
By giving patients control over their data, the technology could enable better privacy protections, more efficiency and easier information exchange.