Quality and Safety
With the reporting and tech burdens high even by large provider standards, solo and small group practices are preparing for a rough entry.
After addressing inefficiencies in three common procedures, patients care improved and costs fell by up to 11 percent, results showed.
Avoidable readmissions within 30 days of initial discharge are estimated to cost Medicare more than $17 billion annually.
Flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, leads agency to propose a rule to establish a more coordinated response to natural and man-made disasters.
Almost $1,000 per procedure examined at the academic medical center, UCSF researchers find.
Forty-three percent of breaches in August were insider incidents, including both accidental and intentional wrongdoing.
AAP will use the funds to provide technical assistance and education to clinicians at community health centers and other healthcare sites around the country.
Across the board, hospitals earned more if they were in a state where more people had coverage and saw declines in the level of uncompensated care.
Announcement comes on heels of third failed attempt by Congress to pass Zika funding legislation.
Leaders from the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Energy and Commerce said healthcare providers need more time.