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- June 12, 2013
In-Hospital Mortality No Different at Critical Access Hospitals
Read moreHealthDay NewsMay 3, 2013 For eight inpatient surgical procedures, mortality is similar at critical access hospitals (CAHs) and non-CAHs, but costs are higher at CAHs Adam J. Gadzinski, M.D., from the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, and colleagues used data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample and...
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NACHC Statement on Release of Fiscal Year 2013 Spending Plan for Health Centers
Read moreNational Association of Community Health Centers May 9, 2013 Today, the Administration announced their plans for implementing the final FY2013 appropriation for the Health Centers program. NACHC is grateful to the Administration and Congress that all available funding for the Health Centers program will be utilized in the current...
- June 12, 2013
Recruitment and Training of Racial/Ethnic Health Professionals in Rural America
Read moreNational Rural Health AssociationFebruary 2013 Rural populations experience significant healthcare disparities compared to urban counterparts. This is particularly true of the increasing minority populations in rural areas. Common sense suggests that clinicians who understand the language and tradition of their patients and the communities in which they live may...
- June 12, 2013
New Hospital Pricing Data: What it Says, What it Means
Read moreThe webinar, “New Hospital Pricing Data: What it Says, What it Means” was facilitated by Academy Health on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) program and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The following is a link to the...
- June 12, 2013
69% of Employers Plan to Offer Healthcare Coverage After 2014
Read moreHealthLeaders Media May 20, 2013 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is having little effect on workforce strategies, employer survey data shows. More than two-thirds of employers say they will continue to provide healthcare coverage when health insurance exchanges begin operation in 2014. Despite ominous predictions that employers...
- June 12, 2013
E.R.’s Account for Half of Hospital Admissions
Read moreThe New York Times May 20, 2013 Emergency rooms account for about half of the nation’s hospital admissions and accounted for virtually all of the rise in admissions between 2003 and 2009, according to a study released on Monday. Although emergency rooms are widely considered expensive places for diagnostic...
- June 12, 2013
Role of Health-Law ‘Navigators’ Under Fire
Read moreThe Wall Street Journal May 20, 2013 Lawmakers across the country are tussling over the Obama administration’s plans to create a small army of assistants to guide millions of Americans as they sign up for new health-insurance options available this fall. Backers of the health-care overhaul face an uphill...
- June 12, 2013
Primary care physicians generate more revenue for hospitals than specialists
Read moreMedical Economics May 8, 2013 A new survey that shows a “seismic shift” in medicine provides primary care physicians (PCPs) with a strong argument that they should be compensated more generously by hospitals. PCPs generate more annual revenue for hospitals than specialists do, according to staffing firm Merritt Hawkins. ...
- June 12, 2013
Doctors Transform How They Practice Medicine
Read moreKaiser Health News May 15, 2013 Dr. Thomas Bellavia transformed his traditional medical practice in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., into a so-called medical home where patients are seen by teams of doctors and nurses. He says it has paid off in better, more coordinated care for his patients and healthier...
- June 12, 2013
HHS Report Shows Strong Growth in Use of Electronic Health Records
Read moreThe Commonwealth Fund May 28, 2013 More than half of all doctors now get Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments for using electronic health records, according to a report federal officials released last week. But Republicans say medical professionals should not just use the records in their own offices but...
