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Personal Contact Reduces Readmission Rates
New research suggests that adding a personal touch to the doctor-patient relationship after discharge from the hospital may help to lower readmission rates of patients.…
End of Life Care Improvements
End of Life Care Improvements According to a new report, Medicare patients are experiencing improvements in the end of life care that they receive. Specifically,…
EMR and Mental Health
A recent study released in The International Journal of Medical Informatics suggests that the inclusion of a psychiatric patient’s psychiatric records within their electronic medical…
EMR Software and Malpractice
For any physician, the potential of having to address a malpractice claim represents a major area of concern. It is thus in the best interest…
FDA Approves First Pre-Surgical Breast Cancer-Fighting Drug
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a biotech drug from Roche, offering an earlier approach to treat breast cancer before surgery. Perjeta, approved…
Anesthesia Documentation Lagging
A survey taken by the Academic Health Sciences Centre of Canada and published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine found wide-ranging inconsistencies between recorded…
Oregon Reduces Number of Frequent ER Patients
America faces a physician shortage that is only set to intensify when the Affordable Care Act takes full effect in January of 2014. A number…
New Action Set Reduces Hospital Readmissions
A new set of protocols has been found to be effective in reducing the number of patient readmissions following their initial discharge. The Re-engineered Discharge…
Hospital Readmission Rates are Down
Hospital Readmission Rates are Down New data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services shows that there has been improvement in hospital readmission rates…
Medicare Spending Doesn’t Lead to Increase
Increased Medicare Spending on Advanced Cancer Care Doesn’t Lead to Increase in Survival Rates A new study has called into question the notion that increased…
CMS Extends Payment Programs
CMS Extends Payment Programs for Rural and Low-Volume Hospitals Rural and low volume hospitals will be experiencing a bit of good fortune in the coming…
Infection Rates Are On the Decline
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that hospitals are making headway in reducing patient infection rates. CDC Infection Findings…
Change in Billing Option Leads to an Increase in Medicare Spending
A new study has found that a Medicare policy change which was intended to be spending-neutral in fact led to a 6.5 percent increase in…
Universal EMR Implementation in Taiwan
In the United States, current regulations and incentives have been put in place to pave the way for more widespread usage of EMR technology. In…
EMR Software: Domestic & Abroad
EMR Software: Domestic and Abroad Though there was a time when patients and doctors were weary of such things, many people are growing accustomed to…
Medical Billing in a Touch Economy
Medical Billing in a Tough Economy Across the United States, and around the globe, many families are feeling the pangs of an ailing economy. The…