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CMS releases hospital price-comparison data
CMS today for the first time released data comparing average hospital charges for the 100 most common Medicare claims, illustrating wide variations not just across regions but within cities.
Payment reform requires public, private collaboration
Low-cost, high-quality care requires an all-hands-on-deck commitment across all industries, according to a coalition of national groups representing hospitals, insurers, employers and consumers.
Hospital readmissions persist
Despite an ongoing campaign to reduce hospital readmissions among Medicare patients, more than 12 percent of patients nationwide wind up returning to inpatient care within 30 days.
Hospitals make slow progress on readmissions
Readmission rates of elderly patients in 2010 were similar in 2008, suggesting the needle hasn't moved much on readmissions, according to a study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Are docs ready to open up to the idea of clinical note-sharing?
Sometimes I feel bad for doctors. Wait--stop laughing and hear me out. Although the public at large tends to hold great respect for physicians, within the healthcare industry they get the blame for...
7 mobile apps for chronic disease management
More than 40,000 mobile health applications are available across multiple platforms, according to a report released last May by the Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution's Center for Technology Innovation.
Obesity epidemic problematic for radiologists, prosperous for device makers
While the U.S. obesity epidemic--which is spiraling rapidly out of control according to a new report by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation--is presenting challenges to radiology departments, it's also creating business opportunities for medical imaging manufacturers.
Obesity epidemic problematic for radiologists, prosperous for device makers
While the U.S. obesity epidemic--which is spiraling rapidly out of control according to a new report by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation--is presenting challenges to radiology departments, it's also creating business opportunities for medical imaging manufacturers.
Nurses catch more medication mistakes in supportive hospitals
The people who are most likely to catch the medication errors are registered nurses, according to a study in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship .
Hospital consolidation fuels price increases
Consolidation among hospitals leads to a rise in prices--a trend magnified in regions where a single party holds large market share, concludes new data from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
