A "Hospital at Home" model generated 19 percent savings compared with costs for similar inpatients, according to a study in Health Affairs.
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Six care coordination approaches in the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration contributed to reduced hospitalizations among high-risk patients but did not generate net savings to Medicare, according to a study in Health Affairs.
In the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative, an important decision involves selecting the length of the episode. According to the CMS application guidelines, organizations choosing a minimum 30 day episode must propose a discount equal to at least 3…
Children's Hospital of Colorado in Aurora will pay $95,000 to settle allegations it discriminated against a job applicant with fibromyalgia after rescinding the her offer following a pre-employment health screening, according to an ABC 7News report.
Only 36 percent of voters think the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a "good idea," according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll cited in a recent Atlantic article.
Almost universally, creating and maintaining policies and procedures is on the top five list of things avoided and reviled in the healthcare leadership responsibilities list. Is it possible to make this chore into a process that is almost painless? Well,…
Medigus has announced it has received FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for its SRS endoscopic system, according to a news release.
Vanguard West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Ill., has announced it will live-tweet "unique hybrid surgery" on a patient with a hiatal hernia and gastrointestinal relflux disorder, according to a news release.
Here are seven tips for improving operating room patient flow from Timothy J. Dowd, MD, CEO and managing partner of North American Partners in Anesthesia.
Gastroenterologist Richard Larry Williams, MD, has joined the East Wood Clinic in Paris, Tenn., according to a news release from Henry County Medical Center in Paris, which welcomed the physician to the area.