Comparing Apples to Apples When Selecting Hospice and Palliative Care Providers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are working to help make the decision easier for patients and their families
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Health Care – General
How Accurate is the Medicare Hospital Compare Portal?
A new research study results appearing in the Journal of American Statistical Association titled “Mortality Rate Estimation and Standardization for
Read MoreModerate Exercise Could Make the Difference in Surviving a Heart Attack
Danish researchers write in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, just a few hours a week of moderate exercise may
Read MoreFake HHS OIG phone scam targets thousands
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Thousands of Americans have been hit by a scam involving the HHS
Read MoreOne in Five People Stop Taking Statins after a Heart Attack
A study conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, found within
Read MoreNonprofit Linked To PhRMA Rolls Out Campaign To Block Drug Imports
(By Emily Kopp and Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) A nonprofit organization that has orchestrated a wide-reaching campaign against
Read MoreBreached Patient Records Spiked In March
According to the latest monthly analysis of data compiled by DataBreaches.net, the number of breached patient records spiked sharply in
Read More‘Not a pill person’: What prescription nonadherence is costing US healthcare
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Societal pressure to “do things naturally” is influencing already low rates of prescription
Read MoreA New Worry For Smokers’ Families: ‘Thirdhand Smoke’
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Michael Miller, 44, does what most smokers do to protect his sons
Read MoreIn Remote Idaho, A Tiny Facility Lights The Way For Stressed Rural Hospitals
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) ARCO, Idaho — Just before dusk on an evening in early March, Mimi
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