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The National Quality Forum (NQF) announced Monday it has endorsed 10 behavioral health quality measures aimed at addressing such issues as alcohol and tobacco abuse, antipsychotic medication adherence and follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) announced nov. 5 it has endorsed 10 behavioral health quality measures, addressing alcohol and tobacco abuse, antipsychotic medication adherence, and post care follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness.
According to a new report from the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH), hospitals could possibly face a $53.3 billion increase in uncompensated care costs by 2019 if states forgo expanding their Medicaid programs as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
A new global study by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics identifies six levers that can be used to increase medication adherence, possibly saving some $500 billion in healthcare spending worldwide.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that Medicare-covered advanced imaging services increased between 2004 and 2010, and that unecessary provider self-referrals cost $109 million in 2010.
UnitedHealth exits S.C. Medicaid market; Vermont urges state workers to enroll their kids in CHIP; and Washington Medicaid will cover autism therapy in this week's Medicaid Digest.
Physicians who treat Medicaid patients will get a pay raise in two months when Medicaid reimbursement rates becoming equal to Medicare reimbursement rates for primary care services.
Just days after West Penn Allegheny Health System released its fiscal year 2012 annual report that showed operating losses of more than $112 million, interim CEO Keith Ghezzi, MD, took to the witness stand yesterday to defend the health system's decision to declare a breach in its $475 million affiliation agreement with insurer Highmark Inc.
The monthly jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning shows the country is advancing steadily but slowly on the jobs front, and the healthcare sector continues to be one of the markets showing regular growth.
On Thursday, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and four other hospital systems filed a suit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for refusing to meet its financial obligations for hospital care services provided to certain Medicare patients.