Quality and Safety
Hospital Compare initiative has become a "problem child" for CMS, but discussion over methods shouldn't be allowed to stall program repeatedly, expert says.
Increased poverty in the suburbs has led to emergency departments in those areas becoming the primary source of care for poor and uninsured, Health Affairs study says.
Researchers say fewer black patients received cancer surgery at high-volume hospitals.
Part of the donation will support provider education that promotes best prescribing practices for clinicians who prescribe opioid medications.
Study suggests that while ACOs are willing to accept increased financial risk, they are still learning how to manage populations.
CEO Stanley Brezenoff sent blunt letter to state, said public health system has only 18 days of cash on hand.
Since almost 75 percent of costs are attributable to antiretroviral drug treatment, reducing the price of those drugs could lead to even greater cost
Absence of cost of care, waste elimination, social responsibility metrics are major flaws in U.S. News Best Hospital rankings, experts say.
Star ratings released last December will remain on the Hospital Compare website until the next update, CMS said.
Team of researchers found ED docs are issuing shorter prescriptions with lower dosages, potency than non-emergent settings, ACEP says.