Ambulatory Care

Programs substantially cut the risk of dying from another cardiac problem, improve quality of life and lower costs; less than one-third of patients whose conditions qualify for the rehab actually participate.

Bundles would cover a screening mammogram and other later diagnostic breast imaging services.

The healthcare providers plan to open several more centers in the urban market by early 2017.

Premier Inc. is joining forces with America's Essential Hospitals, which champions care for vulnerable populations, in a bid to improve quality, cost and population health at its member hospitals.

A report in 2012 by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse revealed that medical schools devoted little time to teaching addiction medicine -- only a few hours over four years. Since then, the number of Americans overdosing from prescribed opioids has surpassed 14,000 per year, quadrupling from 1999 to 2014.

AHA among groups concerned that the methodology used does not account for socioeconomic factors affecting patient outcomes.

According to the department, 108 million Americans have no dental insurance and access to care can be difficult even for those who are covered.

Even when patients were grouped by characteristics such as age or severity of illness, hospitals differed significantly in inpatient costs, length of stay, and time spent in the intensive care unit.

Proposal would eliminate any potential financial pressure clinicians may feel to over-prescribe pain medications, especially opioids.

The concept of image sharing as part of a true enterprise imaging solution strategy was the most important reason for considering a new image sharing vendor, according to the peer60 report.