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The median overall physician compensation in 2018 increased 2.92%, compared to a 0.89% increase in 2017, according to...Read More »

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The number of malpractice claims in which the use of EHRs has contributed to patient injuries has been growing, according to...Read More »

By Melissa Varnavas
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon. In taking his...Read More »

By Laurie L. Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

I am terrible at multiple-choice standardized tests. People laugh when I tell them...Read More »

CMS proposes to extrapolate results from Medicare Advantage (MA) audits and apply an overall error rate for all plans, according to...Read More »

Hospitals may be trying to avoid readmitting patients in order to sidestep CMS penalties under Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP),...Read More »

The annual cost of hospital inpatient spending from commercially insured patients was more than $200 billion in 2018, according to...Read More »

Publicly reported hospital quality ratings frequently offer conflicting results, which may be misleading to stakeholders and patients, according...Read More »