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A leading official from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Boston says that the impetus behind its list of hospital-acquired conditions for which it will no longer pay the "bump-up" in the complexity rate is a desire to improve quality of care. Some of the fears expressed by ED experts may be unfounded, he says.
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In a move that has generated great concern in the ED community, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to more than double the list of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) for which it will no longer pay hospitals at a higher rate for the resulting increased costs of care.
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When 78 million baby boomers reach age 65 in 2011 they will depend upon a health care workforce that is too small and unprepared to meet their needs, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
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A nurse practitioner-led care management model has resulted in lower costs, better care, and high patient satisfaction ratings for frail elderly nursing home patients being managed by Inspiris, a Brentwood, TN-based health care management firm.
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This is the first article of a two-part series on how to reduce the risk of infection for patients with indwelling bladder catheters.
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An estimated 1.3 million patients received hospice services in 2006, a 162% increase in 10 years, and approximately 36% of all deaths in the United States in 2006 were under the care of a hospice program.
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Not long ago, case managers for Medical Management International lugged huge cases of patient files with them when they visited clients and often worked into the night, entering documentation and patient notes into the computer.
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A two-year investigation of the home care industry in New York has resulted in the indictment of B&H Health Care Services, also known as Nursing Personnel Homecare, a Brooklyn, NY-based home health agency.
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Scheduling issues with the operating room. Your facility failing to grow in response to the needs of the community.
