A recent study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine analyzed the effect of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) on hospital mortality and found that each 1% decrease in...Read More »
In Virginia, an ongoing contract dispute between Bon Secours Mercy Health and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has left 11,000 Medicare patients out of network for the health system,...Read More »
Median hospital prices showed a notable discrepancy between commercial plans and Medicare Advantage (MA) negotiated by the same insurer, in the same hospital, and for the same services, according to a...Read More »
In a recent news release, CMS announced changes to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) model for the performance year (PY) 2024. The value-based model began...Read More »
After reaching an all-time low of about 6,300 hospitalizations per week in July, new hospitalizations for COVID-19 have increased each week since, according to updated CDC figures. Nationwide, 12,...Read More »
Adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) and type 2 diabetes experienced a significantly reduced rate of recurrent AF if treated with an agent from the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor class prior to AF ablation, according to...Read More »
