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NewsHospitals need better ranking for mortality, readmissions
Following a study that found hospital rankings and mortality rates are statistically imprecise and based on chance comes new research that two hospital ranking methods are only moderately correlated Read more...
VA cancels portion of deadly COPD readmission study
Grave safety concerns and deaths have forced the cancellation of part of a national study by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The trial, known as the BREATH study, was aimed at reducing Read more...
CMS says doctors earned $16.7M on P4P demo
You've gotta love it when CMS gives out money above and beyond the usual reimbursement rates--and it's even better when the bonuses involved work out for pretty much everyone involved. That's the Read more...
| Press ReleasesIndependent Data Safety Monitoring Board Recommends St. Jude Medical’s FAME II Clinical Trial Stop Enrollment Following PoFollow-up trial to landmark FAME trial examines benefits of using FFR-guided assessment for stent procedures with optimal medical treatment compared to optimal medical treatment alone ST. PAUL, Read more >> MedAssurant Receives NCQA Full Accreditation for Disease Management ProgramsCCS Advantage®, MedAssurant's Care Coordination and Enhancement Solution, Is Recognized for Excellence in Facilitating Good Outcomes and CareBOWIE, Md., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedAssurant, Read more >> Kips Bay Medical Announces First Enrollments in its European Post Market StudiesMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kips Bay Medical (NASDAQ: KIPS) announced that the first patients have been enrolled in the Company sponsored eSVS MESH Post-Market Randomized Study at the University Read more >> Intercede Health Announces Plans for Comprehensive Diabetes Care ClinicsClinics will offer a one-stop shop for diabetes education, treatment, and management HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intercede Health, a privately held medical management company founded in 1996, Read more >> Mayo Clinic Study Confirms Smoke-Free Workplaces Reduce Heart AttacksORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic researchers have amassed additional evidence that secondhand smoke kills and smoke-free workplace laws save lives. The study will be presented to the Read more >> |
