Big Fines With Failure to Report Health Information Breaches
The federal Office for Civil Rights fined Sentara Hospitals nearly $2.2 million for mailing protected health information to wrong addresses.
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Hospital Mergers Linked to Modest Decline in Patient Care Quality
Hospital mergers and acquisitions may precipitate a modest decline in patient care quality; however, no differential changes in readmission or mortality rates were observed in acquired institutions compared with control hospitals,
Full Effect of Drug Use on US Mortality Not Captured by Data
The impact of drug use in the United States is likely to be higher than estimated, with drug-associated mortality higher than drug-coded deaths alone.
Single-Payer System Would Likely Save Money
There is near consensus across 30 years of economic analysis of single-payer plans that a single-payer system would reduce health expenditures in the United States.
Physicians Spend >16 Minutes Per Encounter on EHR Use
Physicians spend a considerable amount of time using electronic health records to support care delivery, with wide variation seen in the distribution of time within specialty.
Patient Share of Out-of-Network Costs Rising
From 2012 to 2017, out-of-pocket costs nearly doubled for out-of-network hospital care
Haymarket Medical Education Receives Interprofessional Joint Accreditation for the Healthcare Team
Caroline O. Pardo, Ph.D., General Manager for Haymarket Medical Education, is pleased to announce that HME, based in Paramus, NJ, has been accredited as a provider of interprofessional continuing education by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, and the American Nursing Credentialing Center.
Marginal Increase in PCP Access After ACA Medicaid Expansion
The Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions correlated with a slight increase in access to primary care providers, but no change in emergency department use.
Many Hospitals Fail to Provide Instructions for Patient Portals
Many hospital patient portals fail to educate patients fully and set expectations for secure messaging.
FDA to Allow States to Import Prescription Drugs From Other Countries
Federal health officials have unveiled plans to allow prescription drug imports from Canada and other foreign nations.
New FDA Commissioner Confirmed by Senate
Stephen Hahn, M.D., was confirmed as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a 72-18 Senate vote.
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