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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 27, 2011
A transitional care intervention program for congestive heart failure patients at a Texas hospital reduced readmissions by 48%, but because Medicare did not pay the average $1,100 cost per patient, the facility lost money.
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By: James Carroll, for HealthLeaders Media, July 27, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has identified corrections to overpayments and underpayments in excess of $289 million in the Q3 FY 2011 update – more than $100 million more than in the previous quarter.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, July 27, 2011
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology study finds that an increase of about $4,000 in hospital expenditures per cardiac patient leads to a 1.4 percentage-point decrease in the mortality rate. But the study does not differentiate between effective and ineffective ways to spend.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 27, 2011
The largest philanthropic gift in its history will help Scripps Health in San Diego finance a $456 million cardiovascular center on its Scripps Memorial Hospital campus in La Jolla.
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By: Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media, July 26, 2011
Healthcare leaders think the cost of implementing ICD-10 will be low and the potential loss of revenue will be high. Why aren't hospitals getting on with it?
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By: Rebecca Hendren, for HealthLeaders Media, July 26, 2011
Nursing unions are angling for mandatory nurse staffing laws, like the one in California. But it's clear that the staffing ratio debate will only heat up as hospitals feel the first effects of value-based purchasing, which puts a price tag on quality and patient experience.
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By: June 13, 2011
Date: August 16, 2011
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By: June 21, 2011
54% of leaders say that ACOs will be successful in coordinating care and driving down overall costs, according to this HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report. Get the free report with exclusive research and analysis.
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/intelligence/061/industry-insight-report.html
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