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NewsHospital visits grow too routine for long-term care residents
Hospitalizations for long-term care residents have become too routine, although they could be prevented, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report, To Hospitalize or Not to Read more...
Potentially preventable hospitalization rates fall among elderly
At least for some conditions, the rate of potentially preventable hospitalizations has fallen faster for patients ages 65 and above than for younger adults, according to a new report from the Agency Read more...
Hospitals spent $56B treating baby boomers in '07
We're always hearing about the cresting wave of aging Baby Boomers needing more and more healthcare services. This week, a report report from the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research supplied Read more...
Study: Medical homes boost quality, cut costs
The patient-centered medical home model is looking sexier by the minute, with studies increasingly suggesting that it works well on financial and clinical grounds. This time, it's a study done by the Read more...
Study: Medicare disease management pilot failed
A new study done by a government-contracted research firm has concluded that Medicare's recent disease management pilot largely failed to meet their goals. Back in 2002, CMS awarded 15 demonstration Read more...
AHA asks CMS to reconsider 2009 quality measures, payment rates
The American Hospital Association isn't too happy about the quality-reporting requirements in the new proposed outpatient prospective system rule for 2009, and it would like to see CMS make some Read more...
| Press ReleasesNational Study on Best Practices in Home Health to Reduce Re-hospitalizations PlannedALTOONA, Pa., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Targeting a pressing and costly issue and its effect on the home health industry, Delta Health Technologies, LLC ("Delta") today announced a national study Read more >> National Transplant Organizations Take a Stand Against Arizona Medicaid CutsAST, ASTS and UNOS have appealed to Governor Brewer to reconsider Medicaid funding cuts for specified organ transplants MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The American Society of Transplantation Read more >> |
