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Teaching hospitals blast their poor patient safety scores
Some of the leading teaching hospitals are taking issue with public Medicare data that points to such institutions, including Cleveland Clinic, Geisinger Medical Center and Massachusetts General
Imaging scans still overused despite costs, risks
Imaging testing is often considered a driving force of escalating healthcare costs, as the tests are often expensive and overused. Yet newly released Medicare data find that hospitals used double
Physicians react warily to CMS proposal to release profiling data
The medical establishment is calling for some significant changes to the way that Medicare data will be released and used to evaluate physician performance. In a letter to the Centers for Medicare
Disparity persists between quality perception, actual outcomes at top hospitals
As hospitals focus resources and efforts on boosting patient satisfaction, they should keep in mind that patients' perception of their care is not synonymous with their clinical performance. Despite
CMS to turn hospital performance data public
In a move to enhance transparency in the healthcare system, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will make hospital and doctor performance data available to the public. Under new rules
Miami twice? Miami's healthcare costs are twice the national average
Miami has the highest healthcare costs in the nation, reports the Miami Herald. According to the latest Medicare data, healthcare for the average senior in Miami costs twice the national average. "A
Senators' bipartisan push would publicize MDs' Medicare claims data
Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the "Strengthening Program Integrity and Accountability in Health Care Act of 2011" yesterday, with a key provision that would
Doctors fight reforms cutting Medicare fees for high test, treatment volume
Doctors are up in arms over a provision in the latest version of the Senate's health reform bill, which could cut Medicare payments to physicians billing for the highest level of tests and
Medicare spending varies widely from region to region
A new study concludes that Medicare spending varies widely across regions in the U.S., driven in part by how many hospital beds and high tech imaging equipment is available there, but that more
