Category: Healthcare Finance News

CMS launches podcast to discuss policies and agency updates

First "CMS: Beyond the Policy" podcast explains physician fee schedule for 2019, in a conversational format.

CMS launches podcast to discuss policies and agency updates

First "CMS: Beyond the Policy" podcast explains physician fee schedule for 2019, in a conversational format.

Atul Gawande’s company looks to benefit design, unsealed court testimony shows

Executive testifies that if the ideas being explored for the new company work, they could be scaled up among the venture’s owners.

Atul Gawande’s company looks to benefit design, unsealed court testimony shows

Executive testifies that if the ideas being explored for the new company work, they could be scaled up among the venture’s owners.

New nurses work overtime, long shifts, and sometimes a second job, research shows

Overtime in particular has been negatively associated with patient care, and a good proportion of nurses are required to work extra hours.

New nurses work overtime, long shifts, and sometimes a second job, research shows

Overtime in particular has been negatively associated with patient care, and a good proportion of nurses are required to work extra hours.

Want to cut MRSA infections after discharge? Add a structured bathing regimen to discharge instructions, says Rush University study

A regimen using antiseptic soap, mouthwash, and nose ointment after hospital discharge reduced infections and infection-associated hospitalizations due to MRSA in high-risk patients.

International medical graduates care for Medicare patients with greater healthcare needs

International medical graduates comprise almost one quarter of U.S. practicing physicians, and one third of primary care physicians.

Rebate policy would increase premiums, CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo says

Aetna helped drive revenue for CVS Health, even as the company suffered losses from its long-term care segment.

1 in 5 rural hospitals is at risk of closing, new Navigant analysis says

Navigant says 21 percent are at high risk of closing based on their total operating margin, days cash on hand, and debt-to-capitalization ratio.