A recent audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that changes to CMS' system has significantly reduced Medicare overpayments to acute care hospitals for outpatient services. The OIG showed $39.3 million in overpayments had been made, particularly for services provided to...Read More »
Two new research articles published by JAMA Network Open examine the boarding of patients in emergency departments (ED) and have noted an increase in both boarding and in the number of patients who left without being seen (LWBS). Among the worst performing hospitals, 4.3% of ED patients...Read More »
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is calling for Humana Inc. to refund $34.4 million in alleged overpayments made to the payer's HumanaChoice Medicare Advantage plan in 2016 and 2017,...Read More »
Recently the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics conducted an occupational employment statistics survey, including results for both registered nurses (RN) and nurse...Read More »
A correlation was found between hospitals with fewer beds and lack of adherence to CMS’ price transparency mandate requirements, according to a new study published in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research.
Former COVID patients had a 42% increased risk of neurologic problems 12 months after testing positive, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine. The analysis was taken from millions of United States veterans...Read More »
