Physicians at all levels need to balance the potential benefits of a given medical treatment with its harms and costs, keeping in mind the...Read More »
Physicians and hospitals are being evaluated on myriad quality metrics, with results increasingly tied to financial penalties or bonuses. But...Read More »
As hospitals acquire more physician offices, patients are often paying more, not less, for their care. At the heart of the disparity is Medicare...Read More »
Unplanned hospital readmissions for patients following surgery are primarily due to new surgical complications rather than the worsening of...Read More »
CMS has terminated its Medicare agreement with Yorkville Endoscopy, a New York City clinic that came under scrutiny following Joan Rivers’ death...Read More »
Only a handful of several community groups that received federal reimbursements for curbing preventable readmissions have delivered better results...Read More »
The Joint Commission this week announced revisions for prepublication for psychiatric hospitals. Among the revisions are Standard LD.04.03.01,...Read More »
