Operations
When the transaction is complete, Community Health Systems affiliates will still operate four hospitals in South Carolina.
The use of preoperative beta blockers, tobacco use, and surgical site infections were independent predictors of readmission within 30 days, but day of discharge was not.
The death toll stood at 11 Friday and two hospitals had been badly damaged, forced to evacuate.
CMS takes credit for introducing waivers and a reinsurance program for insurers to submit high-cost claims into a risk pool.
Whether consumers will benefit from clout, data, lower pricing or not is up for debate.
No hospital in the state will be penalized the maximum allowable 3 percent, but nine will be hit with 1 percent or more.
Spending by private payers has grown at a faster clip, with growth hitting 7.4 percent compared to 2.3 percent for public payer spending.
Aetna's divestiture of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans to WellCare would fully resolve DOJ concerns.
The industry continues to struggle with accurate or complete clinical supply capture at the point of care.
Patients pickup harmful MRSA bacteria from touching dogs but stricter adherence to hand washing among solutions to eliminating the risk, study says.