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Study: BPCI, CJR Engage Different Types of Hospitals in Bundled Payments
Hospitals participating in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative and Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model vary with respect to a number of organizational characteristics.
CMS Releases Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released the first Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Scorecard, intended to drive improvement in state and federal alignment, beneficiary health outcomes and program administration.
Maine Court Orders State to Comply with Voter Approval of Medicaid Expansion
A Maine court yesterday ordered the state health commissioner to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by June 11 a state plan amendment ensuring Medicaid eligibility for qualified low-income residents as approved by voters in a state referendum last November.
Hospira Recalls Certain Naloxone Injection Products
Hospira is voluntarily recalling two lots of naloxone hydrochloride injection, used to treat opioid overdoses, because they may contain particulate matter on the syringe plunger, the Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday.
Medicare Trustees Project Trust Fund Solvent Until 2026
The Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will have sufficient funds to cover its obligations until 2026, three years earlier than projected last year, according to the latest annual report from the Medicare Board of Trustees.
Hospital-acquired Conditions Fall 8% Over Two Years
Hospital-acquired conditions declined by 8% between 2014 and 2016, preventing an estimated 8,000 deaths and $2.9 billion in health care costs, according to results reported today by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Nurse Revives Heart-attack Victim at Airport; Recruitment Changes Lower Staff Vacancies
Also in this weekly roundup of nurse news: executive moves in the field.
Inaugural Equity of Care Briefing Examines the Role of the Social Determinants of Health
Building community partnerships and fostering untraditional partnerships around addressing the social determinants of health is key, said panelists.
President Signs Legislation Streamlining VA Community Care Programs
President Trump today signed into law AHA-supported bipartisan legislation (S. 2372) to streamline and consolidate the Department of Veterans Affairs' community care programs into a permanent Veterans Community Care Program.
HHS Seeks Input on Proposal to Dialogue with Private Sector on Innovation
The Department of Health and Human Services seeks public comment on a planned initiative to develop a workgroup “to facilitate constructive, high-level dialogue between HHS leadership and those focused on innovating and investing in the health care industry.”