CMS’ recently released final rule on hospital price transparency which allows the agency to impose civil monetary penalties for those that fail to comply, HealthLeaders Media reported. Some proponents of the policy, however, worry these relatively minor fines may be an insufficient...Read More »
According to new data published in the Annals of Family Medicine, creating a system by which primary care clinicians can address social determinants of health (SDOH) may help combat clinician burnout.
“Recent studies have demonstrated direct or potential links between clinician burnout...Read More »
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths per year in the United States, HealthLeaders Media reported. In a 2013 report, the CDC found that at...Read More »
The declining rate of some hospital-acquired conditions was not because of the penalty-driven Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, according to a study recently published in Health Affairs.Read More »
A new report from the National Academy of Medicine says that between one-third and one-half of U.S. clinicians experience burnout, Credentialing Resource Center reported.
Emotional exhaustion, detachment, and a low sense of personal accomplishment caused by burnout can jeopardize...Read More »
More than 1,500 hospitals will receive about $1.9 billion in bonuses for fiscal 2020 the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program, CMS reported. The results are similar to last year, with about 55% of participants receiving bonuses, Modern Healthcare reported.Read More »
Despite successful legal challenges by stakeholders, hospitals will see continued cuts to the 340B drug savings program and reductions in reimbursements for off-campus clinic visits in 2020 under the calendar year (CY) 2020 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule, ...Read More »
The CMS is working with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation/Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) to develop a measure of acute cardiovascular-related admissions for patients with heart failure. The purpose of developing this measure is to assist in creating outcome measures...Read More »