An estimated $200 billion could have been saved last year if patients and clinicians improved the way they use medications, according to a new study from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics....
A new survey of more than 1,000 office-based physician practices expressed widespread and significant concern about the cost and the workflow burden perceived to be coming their way from the planned, nationwide rollout of the ICD-10 diagnostic and procedural codes....
Hospitals and insurers that will benefit from the new paying customers generated by the expansion of insurance coverage under health reform have moved quietly to promote consumers' new options....
After tightening its regulations last month regarding fecal transplants, the FDA has decided to shift from its investigational new drug application requirements to informed consent for the procedure....
Prescription drug costs may go down after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its “pay-for-delay” case, which argues that pharmaceutical manufacturers illegally restrict competition by reaching deals with generic drug companies to keep......
Contrary to its advice for others, the CMS won't require and had never planned to ask its Medicare administrative contractors to test their claims processing systems with outside organizations prior... FULL STORY »
The American Medical Association House of Delegates at its annual meeting in Chicago approved a resolution to recognize obesity as a disease. FULL STORY »
A new survey of more than 1,000 office-based physician practices expressed widespread and significant concern about the cost and the workflow burden perceived to be coming their way from the planned,... FULL STORY »
Rather than test physicians every six to 10 years to certify whether they have kept current with their training, the American Board of Medical Specialties has sought to make it a continuous, ongoing... FULL STORY »
After tightening its regulations last month regarding fecal transplants, the FDA has decided to shift from its investigational new drug application requirements to informed consent for the procedure. FULL STORY »
Debate over quality measures among Medicare's first accountable care organizations and federal officials will likely have significance for the 220 (and growing) other accountable care efforts under... FULL STORY »
Dr. Donald Berwick, the ex-CMS administrator and co-founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has announced his campaign for governor of Massachusetts. FULL STORY »
Prescription drug costs may go down after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its “pay-for-delay” case, which argues that pharmaceutical... FULL STORY »
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended in March 2012 that Medicare should equalize evaluation and management office visit payment rates, regardless of whether they occur in a hospital... FULL STORY »
The Food and Drug Administration issued a notice on Thursday asking medical device manufacturers and healthcare facilities to introduce controls that would guard against cyber-attacks on medical... FULL STORY »
Patients shoulder a significant financial impact when they unwittingly go out of network for care—which can happen during inpatient stays when they discover that not every member of their... FULL STORY »
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