CMS launched the Part D Enhanced Medication Therapy Management model Jan. 1 in five Part D regions nationwide to test the use of innovative medication therapy management programs to improve care quality and decrease costs.
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Some medical experts and healthcare administrators are making the case that if an individual's addiction to opioids is directly rooted in hospital-based care, the hospital should be penalized, according to a recent report from NPR.
Abilene (Texas) Regional Medical Center completed phase one of a $10 million emergency room expansion, according to a KTXS report.
UPMC Susquehanna Muncy (Pa.) Valley Hospital completed a $14.2 million emergency department expansion, according to a Williamsport Sun-Gazette report.
The Washington DC VA Medical Center canceled at least nine surgeries Friday following concerns about the safety of some of surgical instruments, according to NBC-4 News.
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An Ohio paramedic-firefighter began experiencing overdose symptoms while driving an ambulance containing a female overdose patient to the hospital Thursday night, according to WKEF.
The toddler whose kidney transplant was postponed after his father violated parole will receive a kidney transplant, according to The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia, Calif., which recently recorded 10-hour emergency room wait times, is constructing a $32 million emergency department expansion to address the issue, according to a Visalia Times-Delta report.
An unconfirmed active shooter call prompted a temporary lockdown Wednesday night at East Chicago, Ind.-based St. Catherine's Hospital, according to KWCH.
Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital completed a $600,000 emergency department expansion in response to increased volume, according to a Chicago Tribune report.