The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is providing insurance to nearly 50,000 people with high-risk pre-existing conditions, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Researchers have identified a number of barriers to smooth handoffs and effective communications, according to a study published in BMJ Quality and Safety.
A survey of primary care physicians in 2009 and 2010 revealed several key lessons learned after they experienced diagnostic errors in their practice, according to research published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
The non-profit quality-improvement collaborative Quality Health Network is developing a "registry of registries," designed to improve healthcare delivery and population health, according to a news release.
Operating income at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic reached $610.2 million in 2011, an 18.4 percent increase from $515.3 million in operating income in 2010.
New York State had the greatest number of medical school graduates in 2011, according to recent statistics published by Kaiser State Health Facts.
A new imaging efficiency measure developed by CMS to reduce CT scans in emergency departments may not accurately determine which hospitals are performing CT scans inappropriately, according to a new study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor have signed a memorandum of understanding to support the training of health information technology professionals in rural hospitals and clinics, according to a White House news release.
As expected, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has delayed Stage 2 of meaningful use of electronic health records one year until Oct. 1, 2013, according to an AHA report.
Evergreen Healthcare in Kirkland, Wash., and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, have approved their strategic partnership, according to a joint news release.