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Kusserow’s Corner: OIG Moves to Expand Civil Monetary Penalty Authorities
March 10, 2014 By Richard Kusserow Leave a Comment
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) two proposed rules (RIN 0936-AA04 and RIN 0936-AA05), titled “Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to the … [Read More...]
Evidence of Effectiveness of Value-Based Purchasing is Mixed
March 10, 2014 By Melissa Skinner Leave a Comment
The effectiveness of value-based purchasing programs in terms of improving quality of care is mixed according to a recent RAND Corporation report. Previous research on these models, which is highlighted in the report, has yielded both modest … [Read More...]
CDC Recommends Antibiotic Stewardship Program to Combat Poor Prescribing Practices
March 10, 2014 By Melissa Skinner Leave a Comment
In a Vital Signs report the CDC endorsed the initiation of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs for hospitals in an effort to guard against increasingly prevalent and troublesome prescribing practices by physicians. In particular, the CDC report argued … [Read More...]
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- Evidence of Effectiveness of Value-Based Purchasing is Mixed
- CDC Recommends Antibiotic Stewardship Program to Combat Poor Prescribing Practices
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