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Patients

Visiting malnourished patients at home to speed recovery, reduce readmissions

Maria Castellucci
New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., recently hired a dietitian to visit malnourished patients at their homes to address the barriers they face to eating healthy. »
Operations

Dignity launches its own specialty pharmacy

Payment

Verma says CMS is working to fix inappropriate lab test billing

Operations
  • Dignity launches its own specialty pharmacy
  • Most Catholic hospitals don't disclose religious care restrictions
  • Rural nursing homes face closure as occupancy wanes
    • Care Delivery
  • WakeMed Health & Hospitals joins forces with UPS, FAA for drone pilot
  • Centura Health cuts 30,000 needles with new blood-draw program
  • Home health saves Medicare money despite higher readmissions
    • Patients
  • Visiting malnourished patients at home to speed recovery, reduce readmissions
  • Sutter Health's online symptom checker aims to provide care at the right time, place
  • NQF, Aetna join forces to tackle social determinants
    • Payment
  • Verma says CMS is working to fix inappropriate lab test billing
  • BPCI Advanced participation dips 16% in first five months
  • California revives bill to cap dialysis pay

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