Quality and Safety
The IG said Medicare should have done an in-depth review of 96 hospitals that submitted "aberrant data patterns" in 2013 and 2014.
Wyoming showed the highest annual salary for nurses, followed by Nevada, Michigan, Texas and Arizona.
Vendors like CarePayment and Docpay help hospitals and medical practices create plans to collect, avoiding bad debt.
Health Affairs study shows the current penalty structure leads some hospitals to be penalized persistently, leading to financial burden, study says.
Offering same-day services fits in with a broader shift in oncology toward patient-centered care, keeps cancer patients out of emergency departments, expert says.
The CDC said as of April 13, 2017, there have been 39 cases in New York, 15 cases in New Jersey, other states, CDC says.
Leapfrog Group says 30 percent of hospitals fully meet the four criteria for bar code medication administration, though 74 percent meet the group's two CPOE criteria.
In Minnesota and Wisconsin, nursing homes have denied admission to thousands of patients over the past year because they lack essential staff.
His deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent Adams, will replace him on an interim basis.
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