The National Quality Forum announced the Measure Applications Partnership has issued new reports on quality measurement strategies for a group of hospitals specializing in cancer care; hospice and palliative care providers; and dual eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
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The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health announced the Food and Drug Administration's draft of regulatory guidance on a new design for conducting breast cancer drug trials.
Since 1972, F. Joseph Byorick has served various roles at Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital, and he currently sits as the top financial executive as senior vice president, corporate treasurer and CFO.
Wichita, Kan.-based Via Christi Health announced the suspension of its kidney transplant program due to four deaths and one graft failure within three weeks among patients who had received transplants in the past 12 months.
Healthcare organizations across the country have significantly ramped up the focus on patient safety and quality improvement, and for good reason. Under the healthcare reform law, healthcare providers' reimbursements will be linked to the quality of healthcare services, including patients'…
In an effort to lower healthcare costs statewide, the Massachusetts House of Representatives will take up its version of a healthcare cost containment bill, along with amendments, according to a CBS News report.
House Republicans expect a vote this week on a bill that would remove a planned a 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices, according to a Hill report.
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Naya Kehayes, managing principal and CEO of Eveia Health Consulting and Management, recommends hospitals and other providers ask payors these six questions regarding the release of records and the right to audit and inspect within managed care contracts during negotiations.
Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Hospitals for Children and health insurer Cigna have struck a deal that adds all 20 of Shriners' hospitals and 200 employed physicians across the country to the Cigna network.