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Hospitals are taking more aggressive privacy and security measures to protect and safeguard patient data, according to the 17th annual HealthCare’s Most Wired survey, released today by the AHA’s Health Forum subsidiary and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. For…
Only 9% of U.S. adults consumed the recommended daily amount of vegetables and 13% the recommended amount of fruit in 2013, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Results varied widely by state, with Californians having the highest intake for…
The AHA July 7 sharply criticized a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report examining Medicare Part B spending at disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
More than a decade ago, people walking around Sacramento’s downtown business area were accustomed to seeing unconscious figures passed out on sidewalks.Paramedics often would gather up inebriated people and bring them to Sutter Medical Center’s emergency department (ED). Or police would…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its proposed rule for the physician fee schedule for calendar year 2016. CMS proposes a payment increase of 0.5%, as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
About one in three adult hospital stays in 2012 involved a mental or substance-use disorder, according to a new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The estimate excludes neonatal and maternal stays. Patients with a primary mental or substance-use disorder diagnosis were…
The Food and Drug Administration today issued a final rule requiring all manufacturers of certain medically important prescription drugs to notify the agency of permanent discontinuances or temporary interruptions in manufacturing that are likely to disrupt the supply of the product in the…
A July 6 Government Accountability Office report examining Medicare Part B spending at hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program draws unsubstantiated conclusions about a program that has a proven track record of improving access to care for poor patients and vulnerable…
Hospital-owned physician practices, hospital/physician organizations and other eligible medical practices can apply through Sept. 10 to participate in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services model that will test whether paying practices to identify and manage cardiovascular risks for…
Heroin use increased 63% among U.S. residents between 2002 and 2013, while the death rate from heroin-related overdoses nearly quadrupled, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Abuse or dependence on opioid pain relievers “was the…