By Tony Jeffs According to a recent study performed by the Ponemon Institute, nine out of 10 hospitals in the United States have suffered from ...
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This is the official CMS definition of the PQRS system: “The Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality Reporting or PQRS) is a reporting program ...
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By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Even though they’re more effective at preventing pregnancy than most other forms of contraception, long-acting birth-control methods such as intrauterine ...
Read More »Half of the States Will Let Obama Run Health Insurance Exchanges
By Phil Galewitz and Alvin Tran (KHN) It’s official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance marketplaces in half the states— including the major population centers of Texas, ...
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Medical school students call this chart the “jaws of death.” The graph from the Association of American Medical Colleges displays a yawning gap between ...
Read More »Higher Hospital Readmissions Are Not Linked to Fewer Deaths
By Jordan Rau Kaiser Health News Some hospitals with high readmission rates say they’re saving lives by bringing patients back at the first hint of trouble. ...
Read More »Infographic: Why Urgent Care Centers Are No Substitute for the E.R.
Urgent care centers might be handy for your nagging cough or stomach bug when your primary care physician is overbooked, but don’t confuse the notion ...
Read More »Medicare Doctor Pay: Why Is It So Hard To Fix?
By Mary Agnes Carey Kaiser Health News While physicians have sidestepped drastic Medicare payment cuts for 2013, doctors’ groups and lawmakers are gearing up for yet another battle ...
Read More »House Bill Would Repeal SGR, Raise Physician Pay
United States Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) and Joe Heck, D.O. (R-NV) introduced the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act Wednesday to ensure patient access to physicians while ...
Read More »INFOGRAPHIC: Health Benefits of Music
For your patients: The University of Florida created a great infographic detailing some of the health benefits of listening to music…. The Psychology of Music ...
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