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By Beth Kutscher | July 23, 2013 | Basic Web

A group of 23 hospitals in central and south Georgia have formed an alliance to pool resources, coordinate information and manage population health in the region.
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FDA warns 15 companies over fraudulent diabetes product claims

By Reuters | July 23, 2013

U.S. health regulators are cracking down on 15 companies for selling products they said falsely claim to cure or mitigate the symptoms of diabetes.
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Medicare considers using stars to rate hospitals

By Boston Globe | July 23, 2013

Star wars may be coming to a hospital near you. Medicare is considering assigning stars or some other symbol to hospitals so patients can more easily compare quality.
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Reform Update: Proposals promote medical homes

By Andis Robeznieks | July 22, 2013 | Basic Web

Some day, primary-care physician organizations may hold celebrations marking July 2013 as a tipping point for them.
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Reform leads hospitals to focus on patient satisfaction

By Los Angeles Times | July 22, 2013

Under the national healthcare overhaul, patient experiences matter. Federal payments are being tied to surveys that gauge patient attitudes about such things as a hospital's noise and cleanliness, communication and pain management.
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Health centers vary widely in quality of medical management

By Los Angeles Times | July 22, 2013

California's community health centers vary widely in their ability to control their patients' chronic diseases, including diabetes and high blood pressure, according to federal data.
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Racial disparities in life spans narrow, but persist

By New York Times | July 18, 2013

The gap in life expectancy between black and white Americans is at its narrowest since the federal government started systematically tracking it in the 1930s, but a difference of nearly four years remains, and federal researchers have detailed why in a new report.
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Public Citizen report pushes OSHA to boost efforts in healthcare industry

By Ashok Selvam | July 17, 2013 | Basic Web

The watchdog group Public Citizen is calling for OSHA to increase the number of workplace inspections and develop stronger standards to protect healthcare workers from injuries and violence.
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CMS names ACOs leaving Pioneer program

By Jessica Zigmond | July 16, 2013 | Basic Web

The CMS has named nine Pioneer accountable care organizations that will exit the program next year, including seven that have signaled they will enter the Medicare Shared Savings Program model and two that will drop out of Medicare accountable care entirely.
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Groups push for final rule on medical device identifiers

By Jaimy Lee | July 15, 2013

Healthcare industry groups are pressing regulators to issue the delayed final rule requiring manufacturers to mark medical devices with unique identifiers to improve patient safety and help healthcare providers during product recalls.
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