Patients’ Assessment Of Their Health Is Gaining Importance In Treatment
(By – Michelle Andrews. Kaiser Health News) For Erin Moore, keeping her son’s cystic fibrosis in check requires careful monitoring
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IRS Could Help Find Many Uninsured People, But Doesn’t
(By – Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News) Nearly a third of people without health insurance, about 10 million, live in
Read More2015 Mid-Year Quality and Resource Use Reports Now Available
(Source – CMS.gov) CMS has released the 2015 Mid-Year Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) to groups and solo practitioners
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
Read MoreCombating Fraud with Science
The Attorney General of New Mexico, Hector Balderas, is applying a concept from industrial engineering to prove fraud was committed
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