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Final rule issued Wednesday addresses the collection of risk adjustment charges and making $10 billion in payments for the 2017 benefit year.
Practices with higher ratios of NPPs to physicians made more money, despite a rise in operating costs, data shows.
Hospital staff report safe conditions, but it remains unclear when the strike will end and what happens next.
Automated software offered rides to patients from Lyft showing notable no-show reduction, contradicting previous study, companies say.
High-performing NICUs have eight critical factors in common, say researchers, and quality collaboratives have played a part in their improvement.
Communication, technology and referral management will drive success in combating opioid abuse, the Medical Group Management Association says.
Understanding the root causes of financial hardship enables hospital executives to best pick which areas to improve first.
The Department of Health has expedited licenses to more than 1,000 replacement healthcare workers as nurses protest raises, wages.
Misaligned perceptions about the usefulness of quality metrics and technologies are also inhibiting the progress, Quest Diagnostics says.
Whether it's technology, legislation, or new policies and programs, the healthcare industry is attacking opioid abuse from numerous angles.