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SNFs will be scored on a measure of potentially preventable hospital readmissions and on two new quality measures for interoperability.
This year's hospitals had better risk-adjusted outcomes, better patient satisfaction and a lower average cost per patient.
Evaluators often used personal descriptors to describe a student's performance, and they used strikingly different words for men and for women.
It was the fourth straight quarter in which M&A was lower than the annual quarterly average.
One medical center found savings of $67,241 over three years by foregoing routine chest X-rays, electrocardiograms and other preoperative procedures.
Medical students are at disproportionately high risk for depression and anxiety, and mindfulness can help them develop coping mechanisms.
UnitedHealth has already converted, or is in the process of converting, 8 million fully-insured commercial lives to point-of-sale rebates, CEO David Wichmann says.
Better SNF-to-home transitions are needed, both for the physical health of the patient and the fiscal health of the organization.
Economies of scale and long-term cash forecasts are essential, especially for smaller hospitals that are feeling the pressure from payers.
Primary care represents an estimated 2.12 to 4.88 percent of total medical and prescription spending in Medicare Parts A, B and D.