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CMS final rule on inpatient stays offers payment increases
By Joseph Conn | August 02, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The CMS has issued its final Medicare 2014 payment rule for inpatient stays at acute-care hospitals and long-term care facilities.
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Legislators call for ban on radiation therapy self-referral
By Andis Robeznieks | August 02, 2013
Federal legislators are pushing a ban on self-referral in radiation therapy in the wake of a U.S. Government Accountability Office report on the impact of physician financial incentives on prostate cancer treatments.
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Kimmel named clinical chief at Health Care DataWorks
By Andis Robeznieks | August 02, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Kathleen Kimmel has been named to the newly created position of chief clinical officer at Health Care DataWorks, a Columbus, Ohio-based software developer and information technology consultant.
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2,500 healthcare jobs added in July, in line with national trend
By Ashok Selvam | August 02, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Healthcare added 2,500 jobs in July, a slower growth pace that was consistent was the relatively sluggish national job hiring trend for the month.
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Study shows EHRs' role in cutting readmissions of high-risk heart failure patients
By Steven Ross Johnson | August 01, 2013
The findings of a new study published this week in BMJ Quality & Safety show the first evidence that electronic health records can play a role in reducing hospital readmissions of high-risk heart failure patients.
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PBS documentary explores problems at Emeritus' assisted-living facilities
By Beth Kutscher | July 31, 2013
The for-profit assisted-living industry came under the harsh spotlight of PBS' “Frontline” investigators Tuesday night as the news program took Seattle-based Emeritus Corp. to task for a number of deaths and injuries involving residents with dementia at Emeritus facilities across the...
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Why doctors encourage online searches
By CBS News | July 30, 2013
It's a sign of our digital times: More and more people are going online to check symptoms of illness before calling the doctor. Surprisingly, a growing number of doctors are fine with it and have significantly shifted their view on patients who symptom-surf.
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Still seeking best practices | Annual ACO survey shows care coordination remains a work in progress for many providers
By Melanie Evans | July 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Most of the 37 organizations responding to Modern Healthcare's third annual survey of ACOs reported that efforts to track their performance included care-coordination measures.
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On the warpath against wellness | Authors say companies should focus on outliers, not corporate programs
By Modern Healthcare | July 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The authors of Cracking Health Costs say more companies should re-evaluate their approach to wellness programs.
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Making room for faith | Hospitals working to better serve Muslim patients
By Ashok Selvam | July 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Khlood Salman became a strong advocate for better healthcare for Muslims in the U.S. after finding out shortly after graduating from nursing school that three of her young Muslim friends had breast cancer.
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