Quality and Safety
Hospital audits conducted through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program are usually handled by compliance departments and are generally managed by a single full-time employee (FTE), according to a new survey from the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA).
The Medical Group Management Association yesterday urged the U.S Department of Health and Human Services to take immediate action to help alleviate payment disruptions that have occurred due to the transition to HIPAA 5010.
Chronic illness represents 75 percent of the $2 trillion in annual U.S. healthcare spending and is steadily moving toward crisis proportions, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage considers reducing the number of people eligible for the state's MaineCare program by 65,000 in an effort to save $37 million.
It's no secret successful healthcare only works with well-engaged patients. But, whether it's a lack of usable technology or unproven theories, recent research has shown patients are still simply not interested in managing their care. Steve Krupa outlines four reasons patients aren't managing their care.
For every dollar spent on over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, the U.S. healthcare system saves six to seven dollars, providing $102 billion in value annually, says a new report from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA).
The Dartmouth Atlas Project, known for its work detailing variations in care among Medicare recipients, announced last week that it will develop a regional study of variations in pediatric healthcare and regional variations in healthcare among commercially insured adults.
Doctors' lack of brand loyalty costs Big Pharma billions of dollars annually because doctors prescribe generics as soon as they become available, says a new survey from marketing solutions firm DoctorDirectory.
A new social media resource is aimed at preventing physician stress and burnout.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to block long-term care pharmacy services company OmniCare Inc.'s hostile takeover attempt of rival PharMerica Corp.