The study in the September issue of the journal Health Affairs found that even though private insurers also reported shorter SNF stays, there are no significant differences in readmission rates.
One of the study's significant findings: Medicare hip replacement FFS charges were double the amount of those with private insurance. One of...Arizona News
A study by the American Journal of Medical Care (AJMC) highlighted the hospital grades the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted on Hospital Compare for heart failure (HF) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) readmissions are inconsistent with the scores used to set penalties under the Hospitals Readmissions Reduction...National News
The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a popular performance improvement tool among health plans, for which four new measures were released by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for 2019.
According to the NCQA, the updates address "emerging health priorities and evolving processes in care...