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CMS recently released proposed Medicare reimbursement rates for 2015 will likely have a largely positive impact on healthcare providers, according to a report from Moody’s Investors Service. Most providers will see a “relatively modest” increase in Medicare payments in calendar year 2015 under the proposed rules, according to Moody’s. Here are five things to know […]
Read MoreThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has made a direct impact on the percentage of people without health insurance in America, with the uninsured rate falling by 5 percent since the PPACA’s rollout. Here are five things to know about the PPACA and its effect on the uninsured rate. 1. A Commonwealth Fund survey […]
Read MoreThe ECRI has issued a guidebook to help hospitals address what the institute has deemed a top health technology hazard, alarm fatigue. “The Alarm Safety Handbook: Strategies, Tools, and Guidance”–available in print and in electronic formats–is designed to help hospitals identify ways to minimize alarm fatigue, develop an action plan and put that plan into […]
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has long used venous thromboembolism (VTE) rates to determine hospital care quality, but a report finds this measure may not indicate care quality, according to Anesthesiology News. Rather than reflecting quality, a provider’s VTE rates indicate the frequency with which it conducts imaging tests–in short, hospitals that look […]
Read MoreSome experts think the “Kaiser-fication” of healthcare in the wake of the Affordable Care Act(ACA) may be good for the industry. Other hospitals could mimic Kaiser Permanente’s focus on affordability, technology, electronic health records and healing to meet ACA guidelines, CEO Bernard Tyson said. Reducing lengths of stay saves the organization money, whereas some traditional […]
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