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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken a beating from members of a Senate subcommittee for incomplete implementation of fraud prevention programs and for missing key deadlines.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2011
Much attention has been paid to improving safety of inpatient care, but for outpatient care, conditions have not been as rigorously policed, according to guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2011
While the Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rules for the creation of health insurance exchanges presents a set of challenges to health insurers, the proposed regs are receiving mostly positive comments from stakeholders, including industry groups and consumer advocates.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2011
In a consensus statement, nine associations representing healthcare providers propose standardized definitions for six common emergency department measures.
By: Anna Webster, for HealthLeaders Media, July 13, 2011
As more health systems look to consolidate and merge, marketers must work to build brand recognition, a common culture, and a communication structure both internally and externally.
By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, July 13, 2011
Much of the focus on health insurance exchanges has been on what states will need to do to create and manage them, but health plans need to start planning how they will position themselves to sell their products in what is estimated to be a $60 billion business.
By: Alexandra Wilson Pecci, for HealthLeaders Media, July 13, 2011
The American Hospital Association and The National Rural Health Association slam a study that finds health outcomes and the quality of care at critical access hospitals lacking.
By: June 14, 2011
Date: July 20, 2011
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By: June 21, 2011
Date: July 27, 2011
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