HOSPITAL REPORT
The premier resource for hospital professionals from Relias Media, the trusted source for healthcare information and continuing education.
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HHS Report: Billions Recovered From Medicare Fraud, Kickback Cases
Read More about HHS Report: Billions Recovered From Medicare Fraud, Kickback CasesThe federal crackdown recovered $2.4 billion in fiscal year 2017.
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Study: Opioids No Better for Long-term Pain Control Than Nonopioids
Read More about Study: Opioids No Better for Long-term Pain Control Than NonopioidsPatients receiving nonopioid medications reported less pain intensity than those receiving opioids.
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Bipartisan Budget Compromise Delivers Wins to Healthcare Industry
Read More about Bipartisan Budget Compromise Delivers Wins to Healthcare IndustryThe hefty budget bill delivers healthcare compromises that industry leaders have long requested.
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Lurking Beneath the Surface: Hospitals Are a ‘Potential Reservoir of Bacteria’
For individuals seeking to curb hospital-acquired infections and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a new study may be cause for concern.Read More about Lurking Beneath the Surface: Hospitals Are a ‘Potential Reservoir of Bacteria’ -
Few Winners in the Final Year of Value Modifier Program
Read More about Few Winners in the Final Year of Value Modifier ProgramMore neutral adjustments and few upward adjustments for physicians as the Value Modifier program ends and is replaced by alternative payment models.
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Opioid Epidemic Is a 'National Emergency,' Commission Declares
Read More about Opioid Epidemic Is a 'National Emergency,' Commission DeclaresAn emergency declaration will quickly mobilize efforts to fight the opioid crisis, the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis wrote in its draft report.
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Despite Healthcare Reform Fight, Agencies Band Together to Battle Opioids
Read More about Despite Healthcare Reform Fight, Agencies Band Together to Battle OpioidsCDC, FDA, and states continue the fight against the opioid epidemic, even as healthcare reform fight rages on.
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CMS Gives Physicians a Hand as Congress Prepares for Round 2 of Repeal-and-Replace
Read More about CMS Gives Physicians a Hand as Congress Prepares for Round 2 of Repeal-and-ReplaceNew MACRA exemptions offer physicians some relief as anxiety over ACA repeal reaches a new high.
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Congress Still Struggling to Craft Palatable Healthcare Bill
Read More about Congress Still Struggling to Craft Palatable Healthcare BillThe Congressional Budget Office's estimates of the newest Affordable Care Act repeal-and-replace bill are even less rosy than before.
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Study: Surgical Safety Checklist Can Reduce 30-day Mortality Rates
Read More about Study: Surgical Safety Checklist Can Reduce 30-day Mortality RatesAdapting the WHO's Surgical Safety Checklist led to better outcomes in South Carolina hospitals.