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NewsVideotaping surgeries could be the new norm
Lights, camera, action! Medical teams and patients may soon find themselves on camera in the operating room. A proposed bill in Massachusetts would allow licensed medical videographers to tape Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: CMS seeks changes to Medicare's hospital quality reporting system
CMS proposes to revise Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update (RHQDAPU) reporting measures for 2011, which will impact the FY 2012 market basket update. Currently, 46 quality Read more...
Study: Top hospitals offer 67 percent lower complication rates for bariatric surgery
A new study from health ratings organization HealthGrades suggests that patients receiving bariatric surgery at hospitals achieving its best ratings are 67 percent less likely to see complications Read more...
Study: Knee replacements are cost effective
Many in healthcare policy circles debate whether expensive surgical procedures actually have any long-term benefit or lower costs. In the case of knee replacements, it seems, the answer is "yes." The Read more...
People putting off surgery whenever possible
Here's more evidence, if you needed any, that people are putting off needed medical procedures because they feel they can't afford them. This week it's The Boston Globe detailing some of what Read more...
Improved wound care techniques could cut surgical costs, shorten stays
Thanks to new biological techniques, patients undergoing surgical procedures may be able to speed up recovery times and shorten hospital stays, according to a new report. That means a healthy future Read more...
Study: Patients believe strongly in their physician
Maybe the health plans are willing to beat up on physician quality and efficiency, but don't expect patients to go that way, a new study from Kaiser Family Foundation, NPR and the Harvard School of Read more...
ASC market continues to expand
We all know the following is true, but more numbers never hurt. A new study has concluded that the ambulatory surgery center market has been flourishing, almost doubling its volume of procedures Read more...
Bill would create federal research institute
A new bill has been introduced in the Senate that would create a central federal agency tasked with researching the benefits of various procedures in treating common medical conditions. The bill caps Read more...
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