by Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News | Dec 21, 2016 9:44am This story originally appeared in Kaiser Health News. Five years ago, Ira Kirschenbaum, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon in the Bronx who replaces more than 200 knees each year, would have [...]
by Paige Minemyer | Jan 5, 2017 4:06pm The Department of Veterans Affairs has made significant progress with its efforts to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at its facilities. The research, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, found that [...]
by Ilene MacDonald | FierceHealthcare Dec 19, 2016 11:08am Although inpatient stays have decreased since Medicare established the two-midnight rule, a new Office of Inspector General report finds several weaknesses remain in the policy. The report (PDF) states that the Centers [...]
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealthcare Dec 19, 2016 10:34am More than 60% of reporting hospitals had excessive rates of cesarean section, according to the Leapfrog Group, but there are steps that they can take to reduce them. Leah Binder, CEO of [...]
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealthcare Jan 9, 2017 11:02am Citing burdens on clinicians that could lead to treatment delays, the Joint Commission said its ban on doctors using text messages to order treatments will stay in place for the time being. [...]
by Judy Mottl | FierceHealthcare Jan 12, 2017 9:05am Mobile apps are ubiquitous in wellness and healthcare, driven by consumers eager for healthcare information at their fingertips. Hospitals, health systems and health insurance companies have embraced them as a way to [...]
by Gienna Shaw | FierceHealthcare Jan 13, 2017 12:03pm The FDA dug into some of the details of its final guidance on medical device security in a webinar yesterday, explaining the organization’s approach to cybersecurity and risk assessment. The agency published [...]
by Susan D. Hall | FierceHealthcare Jan 10, 2017 1:44pm From Pepper, the emotional interactive robot, to the new da Vinci Xi Integrated Table Motion to pipeline vaccines, ECRI Institute highlights 10 healthcare technologies C-suiters should keep an eye on in [...]
by Evan Sweeney | FierceHealthcare Jan 16, 2017 12:26pm Under HIPAA, healthcare organizations are required to conduct a periodic security risk analysis, but one executive says health systems should do a more comprehensive self-assessment that pulls in a broader scope of [...]
by Joanne Finnegan | FierceHealthcare Jan 19, 2017 12:00pm Most physicians charge more than the Medicare program pays for their services, but there’s a wide variation among specialties and regions, a new study has found. The study, published in JAMA, found [...]