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Officials from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have issued a challenge to get 1,000 critical access and small rural hospitals to meaningful use by 2014.
It's no secret there are many in the healthcare community who feel the move toward accountable care organizations (ACOs), is simply a flavor of the decade whose taste will sour and will inevitably take a place on the scrap heap of failed system reforms alongside its first cousin the HMO.
How to get more medical students interested in primary care careers has been much discussed due to the primary care physician shortage and the spotlight the Affordable Care Act has placed on primary care. A new study provides insight into understanding what drives medical students away from careers in primary care.
Amid emerging evidence that some hospitals may be using electronic health records (EHRs) to "game the system" by either cloning or "upcoding" claims, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a warning letter Monday to the CEOs of five hospital associations that such activity will not be tolerated.
Amid emerging evidence that some hospitals may be using electronic health records (EHRs) to "game the system" by either cloning or "upcoding" claims, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a warning letter Monday to the CEOs of five hospital associations that such activity will not be tolerated.
In the widespread quest to find remedies for America's pricey healthcare system, some say the answers lie locally, from the bottom up.
Proposed federal legislation removing costs associated with insurance brokers from the Affordable Care Act's medical loss ratio has reignited a debate about rising costs and consumer protections, with a new report from the Consumers Union contending that the legislation could lead to significant reductions in consumer rebates.
A patient spends just a few hours or days under the supervision of a clinician or nurse after a surgery or hospitalization. The rest of the recovery time and healing process is done within the patient's home. It's important to be able to retrieve real-time information from patients within these critical post-hospital days so physicians can spot trends and respond in a timely fashion if something needs immediate attention.
McKesson on Monday announced that it will acquire Waltham, Mass.-based MedVentive, which develops risk management and population health technology.
As the nation ages, Medicaid enrollment expands and state governments look for budget savings, more states are likely to use long term managed care for Medicaid programs, according to KPMG's Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Institute.