Government & Policy

The final rule also drops clinical decision support and computerized order entry objectives and measures.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has counted 32,000 confirmed cases thus far.

FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health director Jeffery Shuren, MD, said the violations pointed to a larger problem among hospitals nationwide in reporting patient harm tied to medical devices.

Premium assistance programs are under fire. Insurers countered that it is not fair for hospitals and advocacy groups financed by providers to steer people who could be covered by Medicare or Medicaid into marketplace plans with higher reimbursement rates.

Approach cybersecurity like war. Then take a defender’s standpoint, share information whenever possible, understand what you really need to accomplish and study history.

First the industry must unhook its terrestrial addiction to fee-for-service models.

American Hospital Association said the draft 2017 ISA must assess the use, not just adoption, of standards.

By analyzing data from payer claims and its own referral-management tracking system, Lawrence General Hospital was able to engage clinicians in strategies for improving care retention.

The massive scheme at Fort Hood, Texas, involved prescribing pain creams to military personnel and disguising payments. 

The discovery could potentially contribute to drugs that prevent birth defects in some babies born to women who contracted the virus while pregnant.