A group of independent physicians in Michigan have formed a multi-specialty medical group to improve patient care and cut costs , according to a Crain's Detroit report.
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A study released today predicts the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will add between $340 billion and $530 billion to the growing federal deficit.
CMS has named the first 27 accountable care organizations to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, effective this month.
Simply limiting inappropriate healthcare use may have the unintended consequences of limiting appropriate care for patients who need it, said researchers from five university medical schools.
Cornell University researchers found obesity now accounts for nearly 21 percent of U.S. healthcare costs — more than twice the previous estimates.
A Commonwealth Fund research brief suggests increased use of primary care services could dramatically reduce Medicare costs.
Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, Calif., has had its Medicare deemed status revoked after a federal survey revealed the hospital's noncompliance to a dozen quality standards, according to a Gilroy Dispatch report.
Research published in BMC Infectious Diseases adds further support for the classification of healthcare-associated community onset bloodstream infections into separate community-acquired and hospital-acquired categories.
The Joint Commission has issued 13 strategies for improving healthcare personnel influence vaccination rates.
Gail Hanson, senior vice president and CFO at Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care, knows that effective operations at any hospital or health system revolve around understanding financial results, but she said she sees the value of "doing things right the first…