by Joanne Finnegan | FierceHealth Jan 17, 2017 11:39am In the face of the country’s opioid epidemic and a push to restrict patients’ access to addictive painkillers, the medical community is sharply divided over how to treat people with chronic pain. [...]
by Evan Sweeney | FierceHealthIT Jan 4, 2017 9:25am Healthcare is one of three industries facing the highest risk of a cyberattack in 2017, particularly as patient records and medical devices have become more interconnected. Along with the financial and energy [...]
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealthcare Jan 4, 2017 4:35pm Hospitals are often one of the most significant institutions within their local communities, and with a few strategies, leaders can promote better health equity and care access to hard-to-reach patients. In a [...]
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealthcare Jan 3, 2017 4:00pm Bundled payments are an effective way for providers to reduce costs for joint replacements without a significant investment—but the man tapped to head the Department of Health and Human Services has vigorously [...]
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealthcare Jan 4, 2017 1:07pm A repeal of the Affordable Care Act looms large as President Barack Obama’s time in office winds down, but even a rollback of the healthcare law is unlikely to curb all of [...]
Topped all conditions included in CMS monitoring program by Charles Bankhead Senior Associate Editor, MedPage Today January 24, 2017 HONOLULU -- Sepsis accounted for more unplanned hospital readmissions than any of the four conditions included in a national quality monitoring program, [...]
A Safer Hospital Stay A step-by-step guide to hospital planning, etiquette and care. By Vaad Refuah
Health Chiefs Look to Integrate Four Brooklyn Hospitals Into Single Network By Camille Bautista | January 12, 2017 5:16pm | Updated on January 13, 2017 5:43pm @CamBautista / A state-commissioned study is recommending a series of changes at Brooklyn hospitals including [...]