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Health care providers are key to preventing, recognizing and rapidly treating sepsis, since seven in 10 patients who develop sepsis recently interacted with a health care provider or are likely to due to a chronic condition, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for…
According to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the most realistic short-term strategies to address high U.S.
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation will host an Aug. 31 webinar on its proposal to bundle payment to acute care hospitals for heart attack and cardiac bypass surgery services, and expand the existing Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model to include other surgical…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Saturday activated its Emergency Prescription Assistance Program for areas in the Louisiana flooding disaster, allowing residents without health insurance to obtain at no cost…
During 2017 open enrollment, Healthcare.gov will display information on the relative size of provider networks for health plans in about six states, not all as originally planned, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday. The pilot will allow consumers to compare…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has awarded a $2.6 million contract to further develop a test that may help physicians determine more quickly whether a patient was infected recently with Zika virus. The…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week updated its guidance on ICD-10 claims auditing and quality reporting flexibility for Part B physician fee schedule claims, noting that the flexibility will expire Oct. 1 as planned.
A recent New York Times article rightly highlights the role of Recovery Audit Contractors in the increase in observation stays, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack says in an AHA Stat blog post today.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued updated clinical guidance for health care providers caring for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a request for information as it develops regulatory or operational changes to address concerns, based on anecdotal reports, that some health care providers or provider-affiliated organizations may be steering people eligible for…