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HHS proposes pathways for drug importation
Officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have announced a new plan that they say would lay the foundation for safe...
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Critics say hospital price transparency proposal ‘misses the mark’
The proposal from CMS would require hospitals to make public both their list prices and the prices they negotiate with payers.
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Placental bacteria not linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes
But the researchers found significant associations between delivery-associated vaginal bacteria and preeclampsia and preterm birth.
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CMS plans to give MIPS an overhaul
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the changes are designed to make measures more relevant and reporting less burdensome. The changes received a...
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CMS is proposing higher payments for E/M visits
The increased payments for evaluation and management services would begin in 2021 and were recommended by the AMA’s Relative Value Scale Update...
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Mayo Clinic takes honors as top hospital
U.S. News & World Report rankings show clinic’s strong performance across most specialties.
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CMS proposes improved E/M payments, additional price transparency for hospitals
The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for the 2020 annual update would require hospitals to publish the negotiated...
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Dr. Alexa will see you now: Is Amazon primed to come to your rescue?
Some of Alexa’s new skills depend on a little-understood feature of the devices: They listen to every sound around them.
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Second trimester fetal loss: Shared decision-making, patient preference are key
Provider-driven decisions are often based on what the provider might do in the same situation, but that may not be what the patient wants.
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Trained interpreters essential for treating non–English-speaking patients
NEW YORK – Even in a private office setting, failure to engage a trained translator is discouraged.
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A personal touch can be key to state-level advocacy
WASHINGTON – One cancer patient accomplished what a legislator couldn’t when she advocated for health insurance coverage for fertility...