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Some hospitals, wary of maintenance costs, aren't participating in government efforts to keep high-risk radiological sources in medical facilities secure from terrorists.
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A sour economy and the grim prospect of continued cuts in reimbursements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have combined to put more financial pressure than ever before on the U.S. healthcare industry.
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Our organization needed a way to better manage materials in the nursing units' supply closets. According to Materials Management in Health Care magazine (April 2010), a hospital's inventory system can account for 40% of their total operating budget. Implementing an inventory control system properly...
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A proposal from the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform aims to direct the CMS to establish a new payment system for physicians; increase cost-sharing in Medicare; and enact comprehensive medical malpractice liability reform to cap noneconomic and punitive damages.
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After HHS' inspector general's office said it would provide medical schools with teaching materials about Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse, some experts questioned if that training detracts from the true purpose of medical education.
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