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Mar 21 | Susan Morse

BPCI Advanced down to 1,295 providers as 252 drop out

CMS announces 715 acute care hospitals and 580 physician group practices remain in the bundled payments for care improvement advanced…

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Mar 18 | Beth Jones Sanborn

New York City nurses threaten strike over staffing, working conditions at Montefiore, Mount Sinai, New York Presbyterian

The strike, if it happens would affect more than 10,000 nurses and…

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Mar 15 | Susan Morse

Efficient hospitals operate on -2% margins in Medicare payments, MedPAC reports

MedPAC recommends removing the $1 billion in financial penalties hospitals incur each year under two incentive…

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Mar 14 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Physicians for Fair Coverage proposes ban on surprise medical bills for out-of- network care, creation of reimbursement standards

Proposal creates a national protocol for alternative dispute…

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Mar 12 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Urgent care centers grow in number, reach thanks to comprehensive capabilities, convenience, demand

The report showed more than 70 percent of patients wait less than 20 minutes to see a…

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Mar 12 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Capital Regional Medical Center hit with $1.1 million verdict after hospital visitor slips, falls on wet floor

According to law firm representing victim, $1.1 million award is compensation…

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Mar 08 | Beth Jones Sanborn

CDC urges hospitals to step up their protections, protocols against staph infections

In 2017, more than 119,000 bloodstream staph infections occurred and 20,000 people died from them.…

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Mar 01 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Hurricane Michael-ravaged Bay Medical Sacred Heart to cease infant delivery services

The system cited a lack of space as reason behind the decision, which means 20 staff members will lose…

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Feb 27 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Travel and wait times for healthcare are the worst among professional sectors, Altarum report says.

When travel and wait times were quantified using hourly wage to measure "economic…

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Feb 21 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Want to cut MRSA infections after discharge? Add a structured bathing regimen to discharge instructions, says Rush University study

A regimen using antiseptic soap, mouthwash, and nose…

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Once-failing hospitals say accountability, transparency key to surviving fallout from failing patient safety grades When Leapfrog released their Spring 2016 patient safety grades recently, 15 hospitals got slapped with a very public 'F' grade casting a spotlight on them that no institution wants. ...

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions in 2016: Running list While 2015 was a record-breaking year in healthcare mergers and acquisitions, 2016 saw more change as organizations across the industry adjust and adapt to the evolving financial landscape.

Analyze this: Health systems, health plans get to the core of big data Pamela Peele knows that people who subscribe to cooking magazines have a much higher risk of going to the emergency room. But how she knows that is a whole other story.

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Credible, Defensible Estimates In healthcare, every interaction with the patient matters. Especially in today’s environment of continuous improvement, efforts have been concentrated on coordination among providers, the patient care experience and quality outcomes – all laudable goals.

Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle Hospital systems across the country are looking to streamline their billing and collection processes to become more efficient and better compete in their markets. The challenge many face is how to turn the data ...

Clinical Quality Measures 101 Although quality-reporting programs such as meaningful use provide incentives to help providers implement and use electronic health records (EHRs) to collect and report on clinical data, practices often need help deciding what data to collect, which measures to report ...

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