by Keith Kuhn | Apr 17, 2014 | Industry, Provider
More than 1 million people in Oregon and Southwest Washington will soon have easy access to the notes their providers write during medical appointments. Nine area health systems and medical groups announced Tuesday they are adopting the OpenNotes initiative, a...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 16, 2014 | Industry
Adult patients with diabetes who trust their medical provider and feel included in treatment decisions are significantly more likely to take and maintain a newly prescribed antidepressant medication, according to a new study in the Journal of General Internal...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 16, 2014 | Government, Regulations
The second major government report on the Round 1 Rebid to be issued was released by the Government Accountability Office. The report acknowledges that both beneficiary utilization and numbers of providers are down in bid areas. According to the report, in general,...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 16, 2014 | Government, Regulations
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released its report on the bidding program’s Round 1 Rebid. The report is based on a random sampling of winning suppliers and single payment amounts (SPAs). Although OIG determined that CMS...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 11, 2014 | Industry
Healthcare spending grew at a 5.6 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis report. The growth, a 10-year high, is driven in large part by $8 billion more in hospital revenue,...
