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Approximately 11,000 fatal patient falls occur in U.S. hospitals annually, but hospitals using new measurement systems and solutions from the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Preventing Falls with Injury project were able to reduce the number of patients injured in a fall by 62…
Proposed rules are for SNFs, IRFs and LTCHs - Attachment to Bulletin with highlights
The Food and Drug Administration on April 3 released its draft report outlining a proposed strategy and recommendations on a risk-based regulatory framework for health information technology.
The IRS published in the March 10, 2014 Federal Register two final rules: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage and Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans.
Illness or injury is stressful for patients and families, and the added uncertainty around how much care will cost can be overwhelming—especially for patients without insurance. With all that today’s health care system has to offer, health care services can represent a major financial investment—…