Chelsey Ledue
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ durable medical equipment accreditation requirement threatens patient access to important medical products because it adds unnecessary costs that will prevent pharmacists from being able to provide those services, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Hospitals of all sizes have instituted hiring freezes and are putting off creditors in order to make their monthly payrolls.
Patients who have a clear understanding of their after-hospital care instructions are 30 percent less likely to be readmitted or visit the emergency department than patients who lack this information, according to a new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Kaiser Permanente has granted La Maestra Community Health Center $1 million to support the community capital campaign and the construction of a 34,660 square-foot, state-of-the-art "green" facility.
The owner and operator of HME Solutions Inc., dba Lifecare Medical, a licensed pharmaceutical wholesale company in Miami, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicare program of $5.3 million in an HIV-infusion fraud scheme.
The reintroduction of the Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 is important to senior citizens and those who have chronic diseases, said U.S. Reps. Marion Berry (D-Ark.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.).
Google has responded to Consumer Watchdog's call to end a rumored lobbying effort aimed at allowing the sale of electronic medical records in the current version of the economic stimulus legislation.
Consumer Watchdog has called on Google to end a rumored lobbying effort aimed at allowing the sale of electronic medical records in the current version of the economic stimulus legislation.
Some 7.4 million children were enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 2008 - a 4-percent increase over the previous year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' durable medical equipment accreditation requirement threatens patient access to important medical products because it adds unnecessary costs that will prevent pharmacists from being able to provide those services, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association.