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More than 1,800 hospitals will see payments from the federal government rise in 2016 due to improvements in quality under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services value-based purchasing program, CMS said Monday, with 600 more hospitals receiving increases than the prior year.
Top hospital executives derive innovative ideas not only from each other but from organizations ranging from Epic to Wal-Mart and CVS, according to a new report, "Into the Minds of the C-Suite 2015" by Peer60.
A recent Black Book Market Research survey revealed hospitals are finding their C-suite is unprepared for the drastic technological innovations in healthcare and are seeking solutions.
According to the report from staffing firm Randstad Healthcare, overall confidence hit an index score of 64.8, up 9.2 points at the 2015 midpoint compared to where it stood at the end of 2014.
Health officials across the country face a vexing quandary - how do you help the sickest and neediest patients get healthier and prevent their costly visits to emergency rooms?
The House on Friday approved a budget reconciliation bill that repeals parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the "Cadillac tax," medical device tax and the individual and employer mandates.
As the 2015 Medical Innovations Summit marks its 10th year when it opens Sunday at the Cleveland Convention Center, an advisory panel of Cleveland Clinic doctors helped to compile a Top 10 list of the top medical innovations of the past 10 years.
Turing Pharmaceuticals chief Martin Shkreli will face new competition for Daraprim, the AIDS drug he recently hiked 5,000 percent in price, after competitor Imprimis Pharmaceuticals on Thursday said it will market a similar drug for just $1 a tablet.
One out of every six patients over the past two years received care in a hospital rated low for performance, or one-star, according to a new Healthgrades report that shows hospital quality varying across the country, regionally and within local markets.
Under the health law, health plans are required to cover preventive services that are recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a nonpartisan group of medical experts, without charging consumers anything out of pocket.