Physician burnout was a growing problem before the pandemic but has notably escalated since. In a recent research article, the percentage of physicians reporting at least one symptom of burnout rose from...Read More »
Clinicians may be able to detect and treat sepsis more quickly in the future, according to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The United States Centers for Disease Control and...Read More »
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 »
