Quality and Safety
A new report reveals that healthcare organizations are seeing slightly fewer medical malpractice claims - and those they are seeing aren't any more expensive than in past years.
Patients treated at five-star-rated hospitals had a 72 percent lower risk of dying compared to those at one-star-rated hospitals, according to a study by the healthcare ratings organization HealthGrades.
Wells Fargo, based in Emeryville, Calif., has unveiled the Wells Fargo Practice Finance brand.
CSC has been awarded a Department of Defense contract to support the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service, part of the U.S. military health system's TRICARE.
Innovent Oncology, a division of US Oncology, has engaged the actuarial and consulting firm Milliman to help develop risk contracting methodologies - including episode rates, bundled payments and capitation - to help identify potential areas where oncologists can improve quality of care while lowering health costs.
The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed new rules to fight waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Cigna and the Piedmont Physicians Group, part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, have launched an accountable care organization pilot program, designed to provide a comprehensive, accountable and collaborative approach to medical care.
President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, after months of bitter debate nationwide and on Capitol Hill.
A report on healthcare spending released in September by actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been used to support both sides of the bitter partisan debate over healthcare reform.
A former chief financial officer for three different hospital networks is under house arrest and facing federal fraud charges for allegedly stealing more than $200,000 from health systems in Connecticut and Ohio.