Major Employers Decry Sutter Health’s Tactics In Dispute Over Prices
(By – Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News) Sutter Health, long accused of abusing its market power in California, is squaring
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Hospital Software Often Doesn’t Flag Unsafe Drug Prescriptions, Report Finds
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) Medical errors are estimated to be the third-highest cause of death in the
Read MoreOpioid Epidemic Spurs Rethink On Medication And Addiction
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) Drug treatment providers in California and elsewhere have relied for decades on abstinence
Read MoreBy Not Discussing Cost Issues, Doctors, Patients May Miss Chances To Lower Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) Talking about money is never easy. But when doctors are reluctant to talk
Read MoreStudy results show bypass surgery extends lives of patients with heart failure
(Source – National Institutes of Health) Scientists funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National
Read MoreAntiarrhythmic drugs found beneficial when used by EMS treating cardiac arrest
(Source – National Institutes of Health) Researchers have confirmed that certain heart rhythm medications, when given by paramedics to patients
Read MoreBlue Ribbon Panel Announced to Help Guide Vice President Biden’s National Cancer Moonshot Initiative
(Source – National Institutes of Health) Today, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced
Read MoreUnitedHealth Tries Boutique-Style Health Plan
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) AUSTELL, Ga. — UnitedHealthcare is betting $65 million that it can profit by
Read MoreFourteen percent of U.S. has Kidney Disease, Costing Billions
A new report from University of Virginia’s Department of Public Health Sciences found chronic kidney disease affects nearly 14 percent
Read MoreMedicare to Save $343 Million on Joint Replacements over the Next 5 years.
Beginning April 1, 2016, Medicare is changing the way hospitals will be paid for hip and knee replacement in 67
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