Quality and Safety
Continuing their crusade to make the congressional super committee aware of the repercussions of how cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will impact the skilled nursing facility industry, SNF advocates have released an analysis by Avalere Health that finds if more cuts are made, the industry's operating margin will be zilch.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday a new initiative to help improve care for patients while they are in the hospital and after they are discharged.
Fifteen community groups across the state will receive more than $5 million in funding to help push telehealth services to those who need it most, resulting in better access to healthcare and reducing costs.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is sponsoring a contest for new Facebook applications designed to help people prepare for emergencies and get support from friends and family after an emergency occurs.
WellPoint announced today it has completed its acquisition of CareMore Health Group, a provider of Medicare Advantage plans and Special Needs Plans designed for the chronically ill in select California, Nevada and Arizona markets.
Quality improvements and lower costs have been touted as benefits of hospital-physician alignment, but such results are not guaranteed says a briefing released by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), a nonpartisan health policy research organization.
After speaking with Ulrich Brechbühl, President and CEO of Chamberlin Edmonds, earlier this summer about how his firm helps connect underserved patients with the most appropriate government healthcare programs, I was eager to hear the hospital’s side of the story. Just how big of a benefit were these services bringing to patients’ lives?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken its national 5010 testing days to the next level: a whole week – Aug. 22 to 26 – dedicated to testing in advance of the Jan. 1, 2012 compliance date.
Drug shortages across the U.S. are hitting record rates and are causing a variety of issues when it comes to patient care. Among the concerns, some “gray market” vendors may be charging unfair prices and in some cases, may be selling drugs that are ineffective, unsafe or both.
The world market for preventative vaccines totaled $25.3 billion in 2010, up from $22.1 billion in 2009, according to a report published by Kalorama Information.