Risk Management
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Rule calls for increased transparency and accountability by making surveillance results and performance results of certified health IT publicly available.
U.S. News data showed a lot more patient safety events, like pressure ulcers, nearly all of which had been present at the patient's admission.
Program cements two payment tracks and "pick your pace" approach while setting aside money to support small practices.
Those cared for at higher-cost hospitals have no greater chance of survival, the study found.
Vulnerability could give cybercriminals way to potentially force the pump to deliver unauthorized insulin injections.
Critics say the procedure is being oversold, leading some patients to get a treatment they don't need.
Staffing and productivity issues remain, and with grace periods over, that could spell trouble.
Through 2019, these networks will work to achieve a 20 percent decrease in overall patient harm and a 12 percent reduction in 30-day hospital readmissions.
In fact, charges in the third quarter of 2015 were actually higher than charges in previous quarters.