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Studies show hospital quality improving
Two new studies which appear today in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest modest success in the national effort to improve outcomes by setting benchmarks for the treatment of pneumonia, heart attacks and congestive heart failure. One study from JCAHO looked at three measures and found modest to significant improvement over a two-year period. The other study from Harvard School of Public Health compared teaching and non-teaching hospitals, and non-profit and for-profit on …
... Read more...What will Medicare rule changes mean for hospitals?
What exactly will proposed changes in the way the government reimburses healthcare providers for treating Medicare patients mean for the future of hospitals? There are many theories. Some argue that things will even themselves out in the end. TheStreet.com's Melissa Davis counters that the new rules could seriously impact a sector which is doing very well these days.
Davis quotes UBS analyst Kevin Weakley, who argues, "If CMS is successful in altering the …
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