Quality and Safety
Community Health Systems has reportedly received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking documents related to its emergency room admissions and observations practices at its hospitals.
Healthcare costs in the United States continue to rise, but at a declining rate, according to the latest S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index update.
Too many admissions at a hospital at one time can put patients at risk, but a new study suggests that "controlled entry" of patients can reduce variations in occupancy rates and boost patient safety.
Medco Health Solutions and Verizon Wireless have created a pharmacy app that allows users to access their drug history and look for lower-cost alternatives to prescription drugs.
Federal officials have announced three new accountable care organization initiatives that they say could save Medicare $430 million over the next three years.
Health Plan of Michigan has announced a patient-centered medical home incentive program that encourages providers to become PCMHs by providing financial assistance during the practice certification phase.
As the Connecticut Legislature debates a bill requiring private businesses to provide paid sick days to its workers, the Institute for Women's Policy Research has issued a report saying paid sick days will save the state - and the healthcare system - money.
The recent New England Journal of Medicine article, “The ACO Model—A Three-Year Financial Loss?” by Trent T. Haywood and Keith C. Kosel, provides a financial analysis of the Physician Group Practice (PGP) Demonstration that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted from 2005 to 2010.
Comparative effectiveness research aimed at determining the efficacy of medical treatments could deprive the country of $4 trillion in economic activity and 81 million years of life, contends a new report from the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.
Two healthcare IT companies are joining forces to market an Internet-based personal health record solution to insurance providers looking to cut unnecessary clinical and administrative costs.