Quality and Safety
The Tokyo executives declined to answer questions about the correspondence during two days of depositions Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
U.S. regulators recently approved two new colonoscopes designed to be used just once and thrown away; they will sell for $250 or less apiece.
Measures posted on websites give key quality metrics such as pressure ulcers, readmissions for over 1,100 inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
New contract builds on successful three-year partnership with Cook County Health and Hospital System.
While physicians are motivated to improve care quality, new frustrations with the complicated law coupled with change fatigue will bog doctors down.
While focus on care coordination and consumerism may likely continue, insiders worry that too much change could hurt them.
Researchers examined 230,701 patient discharges across 10 academic Veteran's Health Administration Hospitals around the country.
The study builds on existing research that confirms nutrition can be a simple, cost-effective tool.
With a backlog of patients, home health services are limited by their ability to attract and recruit quality staff.
Premier scored a 95.6, the highest rating of all companies analyzed, dominating in value-based care and financial improvement.