Category: Healthcare Finance News

CMS Administrator Seema Verma presses for remote monitoring of patients

She says redesign of the home health payment system would encourage value over volume.

Hospitals losing ground on effectively preventing infections with dramatic drop in those reporting zero infections

Hospitals are losing ground on preventing infections
Hospital-acquired infections hinder recovery, add costs for patients and hit hospitals’ bottom lines for billions, Leapfrog Group says.

Hospitals losing ground on effectively preventing infections with dramatic drop in those reporting zero infections

Hospitals are losing ground on preventing infections
Hospital-acquired infections hinder recovery, add costs for patients and hit hospitals’ bottom lines for billions, Leapfrog Group says.

Hospitals losing ground on effectively preventing infections with dramatic drop in those reporting zero infections

Hospitals are losing ground on preventing infections
Hospital-acquired infections hinder recovery, add costs for patients and hit hospitals’ bottom lines for billions, Leapfrog Group says.

Almost three-quarters of healthcare leaders feel some degree of burnout, survey finds

Of 1,750 healthcare leaders, 45 percent said they felt "burned out," while 28 percent said they were "somewhat" burned out.

Almost three-quarters of healthcare leaders feel some degree of burnout, survey finds

Of 1,750 healthcare leaders, 45 percent said they felt "burned out," while 28 percent said they were "somewhat" burned out.

Almost three-quarters of healthcare leaders feel some degree of burnout, survey finds

Of 1,750 healthcare leaders, 45 percent said they felt "burned out," while 28 percent said they were "somewhat" burned out.

Doctors and hospitals got $8.4 billion in payments from drug companies in 2017, says CMS

Of those payments, about $4.7 billion were related to research while $2.8 billion were non-research payments.

Doctors and hospitals got $8.4 billion in payments from drug companies in 2017, says CMS

Of those payments, about $4.7 billion were related to research while $2.8 billion were non-research payments.

Doctors and hospitals got $8.4 billion in payments from drug companies in 2017, says CMS

Of those payments, about $4.7 billion were related to research while $2.8 billion were non-research payments.