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The Affordable Care Act is placing a huge emphasis on the forward progress of delivery models that save lives, improve care and cut costs. One such model is the patient-centered medical home model.

The specter of copayments is one of the biggest issues facing the home healthcare industry today, said a panel Thursday.

Evergreen Hospital announced its selection to participate in the Multi-Payer Medical Home Reimbursement Pilot, a nationwide, model program launched May 1 that seeks to fundamentally improve the quality of primary patient care through leading-edge, preventive medical treatment.

Millions of Americans are not receiving needed dental care services because of "persistent and systemic" barriers that limit their access to oral healthcare, says a new report by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council.

Nine emergency department health providers have created a consensus statement that lays out metrics to help reduce ED crowding.

HealthInsight, a Salt Lake City-based non-profit, announced Thursday that it will launch a health information exchange in Nevada. HealthInsight is a regional extension center and an ONC Beacon Community.

A home care advocacy organization says the Office of Inspector General's recent report about the unnecessary provision of powered wheelchairs to Medicare beneficiaries is misleading and that the real problem is a flawed documentation process.

The federal Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model that was announced last May is asking too much of providers, too soon, according to Brian Yeaman, chief medical information officer of Oklahoma-based Norman Regional Health System.

Hospitals experience drug shortages on a daily basis, which often lead to delayed patient treatment and increased drug costs, according to a new report released yesterday by the American Hospital Association (AHA).