by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2023 | Providers
The Biden administration announced two new steps to reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications and strengthen nursing home safety and transparency. First, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will increase oversight of inappropriate...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 17, 2023 | Providers
Hospitals are reducing or omitting maternity services as they attempt to shed unprofitable business lines. Hospital administrators say closures are driven by low Medicaid reimbursement rates, staffing shortages and, in some cases, declining birth rates in areas the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2023 | Providers
Transcarent, an employee health care navigation company, is partnering with the Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, the hospital’s joint venture with telehealth company Amwell, to expand access to medical specialists. Through the partnership, Transcarent members will...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2023 | Providers
A federal judge ordered HHS to create a plan to correct underpayments made to 340B hospitals. The department cut 340B reimbursement by nearly 30 percent in 2018 and redistributed the $1.6 billion in savings to all hospitals. In June, the Supreme Court ruled that HHS...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 21, 2022 | Providers
The Joint Commission launched a new Health Care Equity certification program to recognize hospitals and critical access hospitals that strive for excellence in their efforts to provide equitable care, treatment, and services. Hospitals can pre-apply for certification...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 19, 2022 | Providers
Data recently released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) shows that the number of medical school applicants dropped to pre-pandemic levels in the 2022-23 academic year. The number of Black matriculants increased 6.4 percent year over year from the...
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