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NCQA Launches Accreditation of Accountable Care Organizations
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AMA Body to Mount Private Medicare Contracting Campaign
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IOM: Safety Improvements Needed in Heath IT
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Report: Oncology Drugs Hit Hardest by Shortages
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Supreme Court Takes Up Health Reform
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Study Suggests Cardiologists Order More Images When Paid
Major Finding: Physicians who billed for both professional and technical fees ordered nuclear stress imaging or stress echocardiography tests...
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Postsurgery Complications and Readmissions Common, Costly
Major Finding: Postoperative complications developed in 53% of patients who needed readmission within 30 days compared with 16% of patients who...
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Defensive Medicine Factors Into Cardiac Admissions
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Disease Management Program Fails to Cut Medicare Costs
Major Finding: None of the eight commercial disease-management companies participating in the pilot program improved quality of care, reduced...