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Quality and Safety

By Jeff Lagasse | 10:30 am | February 28, 2023
According to Optum, there's a high unmet need for treatments for Alzheimer's disease, as current treatments have lacked efficacy.
By Susan Morse | 11:32 am | February 23, 2023
CMS says it must examine whether a medication is reasonable and necessary while the FDA assesses whether medications are safe and effective. 
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:19 pm | February 21, 2023
MA plans have adopted more restrictive criteria commonly used by commercial health insurance carriers, found consulting firm Crowe.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:50 pm | February 20, 2023
Patients in such models were 18% less likely to be admitted to the hospital and had a 9% lower 30-day readmission rate.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:32 pm | February 20, 2023
On April 1, states can begin disenrolling Medicaid enrollees for the first time since March 2020.
By HIMSS TV | 06:00 am | February 20, 2023
<p>According to TPP UK's director of research and analytics Dr. Chris Bates, records that are made for clinicians and directly shareable with patients are essential to high-quality data.</p> <p> </p>
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:57 am | February 17, 2023
Elevance expects the deal will help it fill the specialty drug needs of clients by using a whole-health focus.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:07 pm | February 16, 2023
The legislature is considering the creation of nurse-to-patient ratios which would cap the number of patients under a nurse's care.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:46 pm | February 16, 2023
The foundation established a Health Equity Innovation Fund, which provides seed funding for solutions addressing inequity.
By Susan Morse | 10:46 am | February 16, 2023
The proposed coverage of wheelchair power seat elevation equipment advances health equity, CMS says.