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At its annual meeting in Phoenix, the American Organization of Nurse Executives tomorrow will present its 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award to Kathleen Bower, principal emeritus of The Center for Case Management in Wellesley, MA. Prior to transitioning to principal emeritus status, Bower spent…
Overall hospital prices increased 0.1% in March and were 0.4% higher than a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday. Prices for the subgroup of general medical and surgical hospitals increased 0.1%, and were 0.4% higher than in March 2014, according to the BLS Producer Price…
From a young age, pets play a major role in many of our lives. Studies show people have a special bond with their pets, often considering them a best friend or family member.But during end-of-life care, pets aren’t always top of mind, and terminally ill patients and their families may…
The Senate last night voted 92-8 to pass of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, H.R. 2, legislation to permanently replace the flawed Medicare physician sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.The bill now goes to the president’s desk for signature. The House passed the bill March…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tomorrow will begin releasing held Medicare Physician Fee Schedule claims, paying them on a first-in, first-out basis at the reduced rate required under the Sustainable Growth Rate methodology. CMS said that each day it will release one day's worth…
Community groups can apply through June 16 for a portion of $1 million in grants for projects to support the flow of health information to a wide range of health care providers at the community level, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Karen DeSalvo, M.D., announced today.…
Hospital emergency departments have improved pediatric readiness based on self-reported compliance with national guidelines, according to new study published online by JAMA Pediatrics. Based on responses by more than 4,000 EDs to an online assessment conducted from January to August 2013 by…
Between 2010 and 2013, health plans and clinicians reported 949 breaches of protected health information that affected at least 500 people, most resulting from overt criminal activity, according to a study reported today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The number of…
Health care and community organizations, including hospitals, will participate April 16 in the eighth annual National Healthcare Decisions Day. The national initiative encourages the public to talk about their future health care decisions and complete an advance directive. As a participating…
Health care providers can apply through April 17 to participate in the third ICD-10 testing sample with Medicare Administrative Contractors and the Common Electronic Data Interchange contractor.