Medicare Offers Hospitals a Deal
Faced with an 18-month backlog of hundreds of thousands of [...]
Patient Satisfaction, Quality Not Necessarily Related
Patients who express satisfaction with the quality of the hospital [...]
Readmissions and Quality: Are They Related?
A new study casts doubt on a major principle underlying [...]
Protect Hospitals From Medicare DSH Cuts, NAUH Asks Congress
Protect private safety-net hospitals from Medicare DSH cuts by delaying [...]
Medicare Payment Rule FY 2015: Inpatient Rates to Rise 1.4 Percent
Medicare inpatient rates will increase 1.4 percent in FY 2015. [...]
IOM Releases Graduate Medical Education Report
‘’…there is an unquestionable imperative to assess and optimize the [...]
Group to Assess Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Care
The National Quality Forum (NQF) will perform a “robust trial” [...]
Congressman Rallies Support for Medicare Readmissions Bill
Congressman James Renacci has put out a call to his [...]
Medicare to Add Services to Telehealth Program
Medicare would add new telehealth services to those for which [...]
Medicare Proposes Updating Physician Quality Program
Medicare is proposing changes in its quality program for outpatient [...]
