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With Medicare's new value-based purchasing (VBP) program set to begin impacting payments to most acute-care hospitals in October 2012, providers have been put on notice that the fee-for-service payment methodology is being gradually replaced by payment formulas that reward quality.
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A new study from the Dartmouth Atlas Project seems to indicate the "report card" for Medicare patients at the end of their lives is a mixed bag of pluses and minuses.
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Believing that facilities that have significantly improved their performance in core measures will be able to help others improve by sharing their experiences and knowledge, The Joint Commission has launched what it calls 'The Joint Commission's Core Measure Solution Exchange' to facilitate this process through the establishment of a website where hospitals can both post and search for information.
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Clinical research sites have a greater need than ever to find precisely the right people for the clinical trial coordinator and other research jobs.
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The Office for Human Research Protections announced in late June, 2011, the selection of four new members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee for Human Research Protections (SACHRP).
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Clinical trial sites frequently make mistakes when conducting the informed consent process with prospective study participants, a compliance expert says.
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Regulatory authorities in both the United States and Canada have been focusing on investigator oversight, an area in which clinical trial sites could have serious issues if their documentation is lacking.
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Clinical trial managers have to toe the line between asking more of their staff, which might be greatly reduced during the continued economic downturn, and retaining employees and maintaining morale.