Inpatient mortality rates among adults declined by 45% for pneumonia, 41% for heart attack, 29% for congestive heart failure and 27% for stroke between 2002 and 2012, according to a new
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Half of the nation’s primary care physicians view increased use of quality metrics and financial penalties for unnecessary hospitalizations as potentially troubling for patient care, accordin
The Alabama Hospital Association today named as its next president Donald Williamson, M.D., who currently serves as state health officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health and chair of the
The Food and Drug Administration today released guidance on supplemental reprocessing measures
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today recommended that public health departments track and alert health care facilities to drug-resistant outbreaks in their area, and work with them
Hospitals are encouraged to review their hospital-specific reports for the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program and submit any corrections before the 30-day review and correction period en
Eliminating the three-day stay requirement for Medicare Advantage enrollees does not increase hospital or skilled nursing facility admissions or SNF lengths of stay, according to a new
While hospitals merge in order to build a better and more durable continuum of care for patients, the motivation behind insurer consolidation is quite different, writes Melinda Hatton, AHA senior v
The District of Columbia federal court today heard arguments on respective motions for summary judgment in consolidated cases challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 0.2
The Food and Drug Administration has
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today awarded about $110 million to help health department
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday updated its
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its long-term care hospital prospective payment system
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today released a final rule up
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its inpatient psychiatric facility
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today released a final rule for Med
Sixteen members of Congress today asked the Federal Communications Commission to postpone its Aug.
Hospitals have until Aug. 17 to review their results from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ “dry run” test of a proposed star rating system for overall hospital-level quality.