CMS bestows first Healthcare Innovation Awards

Twenty-six organizations received the honor of being the first granted with the Healthcare Innovation Awards. Check out what these groups did to win a total of $122.6 million. Read more

CMS now covers transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Good news. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now covers new technology for Medicare patients with aortic heart valve damage … under certain conditions. Read more

Health care spending increases slow — because no one can afford it

It was a second year of slower spending on health care. That’s not because services are more affordable, though. Read more

Verdict: Fall prevention efforts aren’t working

Hospitals’ efforts to keep at-risk patients from falling may be for naught: New research indicates that most falls aren’t preventable. Read more

Top 10 U.S. health systems — is yours on the list?

Is your hospital part of the Top 10 health care systems in the U.S.? Read on to find out. Read more

Is this hospital too unsafe to receive Medicare payments?

A Tennessee hospital stands to lose Medicare funding if it doesn’t adequately address safety concerns by the end of this week. Read more

Medicare wants back $38M it paid to emergency departments

Oops! Medicare says it wrongly paid more then $38 million in claims for outpatient emergency department  radiological services — and it wants its cash back. Read more

Everything from dust to bone residue cited in hospital’s health inspection

An inspection triggered by a former employee’s complaint led to several citations of one hospital system’s infection control and cleaning procedures. Read more

Report: Your security isn’t as tight as you think it is

A new survey indicates many health care organizations may have an inflated sense of how well protected their IT systems are. Read more

Are nursing home patients being drugged into submission?

New research shows that nearly a fifth of seniors in nursing homes are receiving psychotropics they don’t need. In some states, that number is much higher. Read more

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