Quality measurement in heart failure care encompasses both process and outcome metrics that guide clinical practice and organizational performance. Process metrics focus on evidence-based ...
Federal definitions of nursing home falls and related injuries, and how they must be reported, are changing starting Wednesday. The changes threaten to compromise providers’ compliance and ...
Company underscores differentiated business model; reiterates confidence in its ability to drive above-market membership growth and increasing ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded an overall Stars rating of 4.5 out of 5 Stars to Blue Cross ...
CORNING, N.Y., Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Corning Center, a Centers Health Care Skilled Nursing Facility offering comprehensive rehabilitation services for short‑ and long‑term care residents, has ...
On Jan. 1, CMS will begin implementation of a new alternative payment system for select hospitals. The Transforming Episode Accountability Model will hold participating hospitals responsible for the ...
Switching to Medicare Advantage from fee-for-service (and vice versa) may ultimately restrict access to novel medications and ...
CheapInsurance.com reports that a new $2,000 out-of-pocket cap under Medicare Part D will save millions, but challenges ...
Recent findings suggest CT scans could be a major cancer risk, but some critics don’t think the estimates add up.
As federal and commercial payers expand bundled and risk-based payment models, orthopedic practices are adapting to new expectations around cost, quality and care coordination. Orthopedics has long ...
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's Medicaid agency is acknowledging in a new statement that it needs to make changes to its program that doles out bonus cash to nursing homes in an effort to improve the ...