ACOs moving full speed ahead

Looks like the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which offers financial incentives for hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers to team up in Accountable Care Organizations  (ACOs), is starting to pick up speed. Read more

Do hospital performance rewards cut death rates?

Many people think performance rewards are the answer to better treatment outcomes and lower death rates, but are they really? Read more

The 10 Most Expensive Medical Procedures

The high price of healthcare has put a lot of stress on individuals and the healthcare system, as they struggle to come up with the money to cover some of today’s most expensive procedures. Read more

Pneumonia mortality rate drop questioned

If you look at recent reports of the mortality rate of patients hospitalized with pneumonia, you’ll see a steady decline. That can only mean advances in clinical care and improvements in quality are saving more patients, right? Read more

Hospital stays set off downward spiral in elderly’s mental acuity

No one likes hospital stays. Unfortunately, they’re often necessary to help people recover from ailments. Problem is a new study found hospital stays actually may start a downward spiral in elderly patients’ cognitive ability. Read more

More care is not ‘always’ better care

The cost of health care and providing quality patient care are two issues constantly at the top of health executives’ minds. The big question is how do you provide quality patient care for less? Read more

The 10 deadliest epidemics in history

It’s hard to imagine — in this day of super antibiotics and advanced medicine — but there was a time in  history when a single disease could cause the deaths of thousands of people virtually overnight. Here’s a list of diseases responsible for taking millions of lives all around the globe: Read more

More patients seeking dental care in the ER

Routine dental care is driving more people to the emergency room — at a greater cost and with less efficiency. Read more

Could surgery cure diabetes?

Curing diabetes is a long-held — and thus far, impossible to achieve — goal of the medical community. New research indicates that, as unlikely as it sounds, surgery just might be the answer.  Read more

EHRs lead docs to request more expensive tests

One of the big benefits of electronic health records is that they save money in the long-term. Except that they may not. Read more

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