5:30 p.m., Mon. - In a move more about procedure rather than policy, the House Budget Committee voted 21-16 to initiate the first step in a legislative process that could lead to a health overhaul vote this week. ... FULL STORY
2:45 p.m., Mon. - To facilitate meaningful use of electronic health records, the CMS should abandon its all-or-nothing approach to awarding financial incentives, eliminate goals and measures... ... FULL STORY
To facilitate meaningful use of electronic health records, the CMS should abandon its all-or-nothing approach to awarding financial incentives, eliminate goals and measures that don't directly apply... ... FULL STORY
We are concerned about the future of the CMS, but I project the insurance companies will be the ones putting us out of business first. What a shame since ASCs have proven themselves over and over to... ... FULL STORY
I think it is good the Food and Drug Administration is going to require some “controls” to be built in. However, I hope they don't generate another burdensome amount of paperwork. ... FULL STORY
The government, the media and insurance companies keep telling hospitals and doctors that they over-order and over-prescribe, and that is one big factor in the ever-upward march of healthcare costs. ... FULL STORY
The government does not recognize that there is an inherent under-documentation problem, which leads to under-coding and under-billing. Doctors are not trained to document accurately and completely... ... FULL STORY
As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time—the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every... ... FULL STORY
It was Sept. 9, 1975. I was a diploma nurse just one year out of college, and my supervisor tapped me on the shoulder and said, “I need you to cover for an upcoming maternity leave in a different department.” This temporary coverage in the chronic dialysis unit lasted more than 11 years...
This is the fourth installment for 2009 of the Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Opinion Leaders Survey. More survey results can be found at the Commonwealth Fund's Web site, commonwealthfund.org.
With so much attention being given to healthcare reform—which unfortunately seems to have morphed into health insurance reform—it's essential to remember the importance of reforming...
Just as in 1993, when the architects of health reform initially took Medicare for granted and then scrambled to address beneficiaries' concerns, Washington finds itself caught up in the fog of...
In its 44-year history, Medicare has been effective at providing access to medical care and predictable coverage for its beneficiaries. Now it’s time for the federal program to use its...
Modern Healthcare is tracking the state and national proposals to expand access to health benefits for the uninsured and underinsured. This section on Modern Healthcare Online will be updated with each new proposal. Submit comments on any or all of the proposals to mheditorial@modernhealthcare.com.
Based on Modern Healthcare's 31st annual Construction & Design Survey and observations from industry insiders, healthcare building continues to show new signs of life. One key trend noted continues to be "green" projects. For example, Aurora Medical Center in Summit (Wis.), above, won an award for recycling and waste reduction during construction.
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