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Safety nets ask state for limited enrollees to curb Medicaid costs
A group of safety-net hospitals that serve Chicago's vulnerable populations proposed a plan that will cut Medicaid spending by $1.4 billion, reported Crain's Chicago Business. In particular, the
Report: Safety-net hospitals need targeted, more Medicaid payments
As safety-net hospitals across the country worry about reimbursement cuts , a new report from the Commonwealth Fund offers strategies to help safety nets continue to treat poor and uninsured patients.
Safety-net hospitals under threat with reimbursement cuts
With federal proposals to target hospital payments, John Haupert, president and CEO of Atlanta's Grady Health System--Georgia's biggest safety-net hospital--said the change could potentially have a
No difference in safety-net length of stay
Despite arguments that safety-net emergency departments are at an inherit disadvantage, a new Journal of the American Medical Association study found that there's little difference in length of stay
More nurses don't improve patient outcomes at safety net hospitals
While higher nurse staffing levels are often associated with improved patient outcomes , that is not the case at "safety net" hospitals that provide care to low-income, uninsured and vulnerable
Meaningful use and health disparities
As HHS officials race to finalize 2011 regulations for meaningful use of health IT, the advisory Health IT Policy Committee has been pondering how to use health IT to reduce racial and ethnic
HRSA awards $83.9M for health IT at safety-net health centers
In the latest manifestation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in health IT, the Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $83.9 million in grants to 45 community health
Case study: Struggles at Atlanta safety-net hospital illustrate problems under reform
As health reform discussions wind their way through Congress, safety-net hospitals are wondering whether their already-struggling facilities might actually have it worse under currently proposed
Study: Safety-net hospitals need health information exchange help
In theory, just about any facility can benefit from setting up a health information exchange with other local providers. In reality, however, some providers--notably safety-net hospitals--just don't
Safety-net hospitals charging non-resident uninsured for some ED services
If a patient comes from outside their service area, some safety-net hospitals in Cleveland and Atlanta now charge them a fee for non-emergency services, according to new reports from
