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The National Quality Forum (NQF) has formalized its agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to serve as the neutral convener of multi-stakeholder groups that will provide input on selecting measures for use in federal public reporting and performance-based payment programs and has also established the Measure Applications Partnership (MAP).
Seven of 10 adults think the U.S. healthcare system needs to be fundamentally changed or completely rebuilt, according to a Commonwealth Fund survey.
Building on the outrage over proposed cuts to long-term care programs, the California Senate Committee on Health has moved along a bill which seeks to create an integrated system of long-term care, helping seniors stay in their homes and reducing healthcare costs.
BALTIMORE - For the first time, Medicare patients can see how often hospitals report serious conditions that develop during an inpatient hospital stay and possibly harm patients with important new data about the safety of care available in America's hospitals added today to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Hospital Compare website. The Hospital Compare website can be accessed at www.HealthCare.gov/compare.
Congress has approved the repeal of a provision in the Affordable Care Act that would have required small businesses, including physicians, to file an IRS 1099 form for each vendor purchase of $600 or more.
Many children covered under Medicaid and CHIP needing care coordination and access to care networks had difficulty getting the needed services according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office.
Kaiser Permanente this week has opened a new Center for Total Health near Capitol Hill. Kaiser executives said they hope the center will be a place or bringing together history, innovation, and state-of-the-art technology.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will postpone the second round of its Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies competitive bidding program until the summer of 2013.
A new study published on March 31 in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the litigation risk of nursing homes is not tied to their quality.
A white paper released by MedeAnalytics shows health insurance plans should benefit from the proposed rule on accountable care organizations.