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Outpatient Departments Care for Sicker & Poorer Patients than Physician Offices
March 3, 2015 By Bryant Storm Leave a Comment
Patients treated for nonemergency services in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) are sicker and more likely to be from low income areas compared to patients receiving the same care in physician offices, according to a study prepared for the … [Read More...]
Room for Improvement in Hospital Maternity Care
March 3, 2015 By Sarah Baumann Leave a Comment
Rates of early induction of labor have declined in U.S. acute care and pediatric hospitals, but rates of episiotomies remain unacceptably high in many hospitals, according to a 2014 survey released by the Leapfrog Group and developed by Castlight … [Read More...]
Kusserow on Compliance: CMS Proposed Payment and Policy Updates for Managed Care and Drug Plans
March 2, 2015 By Richard Kusserow Leave a Comment
CMS has released proposed policy and payment updates to the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Prescription Drug Programs that will further move the Medicare program toward paying providers based on the quality of patient care rather than quantity of … [Read More...]
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