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1.55% Pay Boost Proposed for Hospital Outpatients
CMS proposed to update hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by 1.55% in the calendar year 2017 compared to CY 2016, according to the American Hospital Association .
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CMS Proposes 1.2% Rate Increase for ASCs
CMS has released the 2017 proposed payment rule for ambulatory surgery centers and under the proposed rule, ASCs would see an effective update of 1.2%, according to the ASC Association.
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Outpatient Surgery Staff Members Can Fight Patients’ Opioid Addiction
With 78 opioid-related deaths a day, what can one healthcare staff member do? The answer is plenty, according to a panel discussion at the recent annual meeting of the American Medical Association.
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Replacing Ill Workers with Healthy Ones Accelerates Some Epidemics
Telling sick workers to stay home and healthy staff to come in might not be the best way to stop spread of an infection. -
Resistance to Compliance is Futile
Compliance is critical to receiving a favorable CMS or Joint Commission survey outcome.
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Wide Rhythm in a Patient with Chest Pain
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: A new statin toxicity emerges; debates about diabetes screening continues; and exploring links between chronic fatigue and serious outcomes.
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Obeticholic Acid Tablets (Ocaliva)
Obeticholic acid provides an FDA-approved treatment option for patients who have not responded adequately to or are unable to tolerate ursodeoxycholic acid.
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Combination of Simvastatin Plus Vitamin D Offers New Hope for Migraine Prevention
Recent study shows the combination of simvastatin plus vitamin D3 is effective in the prevention of headaches in adults with episodic migraine.
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Preventing 90% of Stroke with 10 Modifiable Risk Factors
Controlling 10 modifiable risk factors would prevent 90.7% of strokes, according to results from a 32-country study.