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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week announced planned changes to the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program for 2021.
Adjusting for social risk factors such as poverty, disability and housing instability in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program could level the playing field for hospitals that serve the most vulnerable patients.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health will provide free pharmacogenetic testing to veterans through a partnership to improve care and lower costs related to adverse reactions to medications.
President Trump today submitted to Congress his budget request for fiscal year 2020.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accepting applications through May 8 for $43.5 million in grants to support agencies and organizations that coordinate and manage maternal mortality review committees.
The Food and Drug Administration Friday issued recommendations for health care providers to reduce the risk of adverse events associated with surgical staplers and staples for internal use.
This is Patient Safety Awareness Week.
The AHA Certification Center will launch an updated Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management Exam in January.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission this week discussed a set of national guidelines for coding hospital emergency department visits in response to the shift in ED coding from lower to higher intensity services.
The Trump administration is considering having health care providers, including hospitals, publicly disclose the negotiated prices they charge insurance companies for services.