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Pharmacy Optimization: A Case Study in System-Wide Pharmacy Improvement
Pharmacy Optimization: A Case Study in System-Wide Pharmacy Improvement
Hospital-owned shelter improves patients’ lives
Mercyhealth operates an emergency shelter in southern Wisconsin that also offers outpatient, behavioral health and other support services.
Comments on Cooper et al., “Hospital Prices Grew Substantially Faster Than Physician Prices For Hospital-Based Care In 2007–14”
In this brief discussion we discuss various factors (besides differences in bargaining leverage) that are more likely explanations of the observed differences in price increases. These include differential cost increases and problems in how the authors calculated price increases for hospitals and physicians. We ignore other potential problems in the representativeness of the underlying data and how the authors chose the services included in the analysis.
Consumerism, Population Health Drive Demand for Data Sharing and Transparency: Are Providers Ready?
As consumerism and population health management continue to take hold in health care, the demand and need for health data transparency and sharing will continue to grow. Patients will want more data and information on their health status from providers. And, they will want it in a usable format, regardless of where that information comes from and how it was generated.
FBI Alert System ME-000092-TT: Malicious cyber activity of Iran-based Mabna Institute
According to information derived from an FBI investigation, a group of malicious cyber actors working for the Iran-based Mabna Institute (Mabna) have been conducting coordinated and broadly targete
Cyber Intelligence Reports
Daily cybersecurity intelligence reports distributed from the National Health - ISAC for AHA members.
In AHA lawsuit, judge again tells CMS to stop cuts to hospital outpatient payments
A federal judge today reaffirmed her previous order to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to vacate cuts to Medicare payments for hospital outpatient services provided in off-campus provider-based departments grandfathered under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that were included as part of the agency’s outpatient prospective payment system final rule for calendar year 2019.
Drug distributors, company settle with two Ohio counties in opioids case
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson today announced a $215 million settlement with two Ohio counties that claimed their practices contributed to the opioid epidemic.
CDC updates guidelines to prevent infections in health care personnel
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday released an update to its 1998 guidelines to prevent and control infection in the health care workplace, including special considerations associated with emergency response personnel and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
CMS steps up oversight of nursing home inspections
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week announced changes to the State Performance Standards System for state survey agencies to ensure that nursing home inspections are timely and accurate.