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Prevention & Wellness

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How doctors are taking patient safety over the CUSP to quality

What once was a process limited to intensive care in hospitals now is moving into the ambulatory setting. A patient safety model proven to eliminate dangerous and costly infections is being piloted as a way to heighten the quality of care in physician practices. 

Behavioral Health

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States' Rx abuse strategies should focus on treatment, data

Comprehensive new policy recommendations from the National Governors Association provide guidance for states to address the burgeoning problem of prescription drug abuse and diversion.

Medicare & Medicaid

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CMS suspends RAC audits, sets up physician safeguards

Physicians and hospitals will get a short reprieve from Medicare's recovery audit contractors, CMS recently announced.

Medicare & Medicaid

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Return to bipartisanship needed to move SGR repeal forward

A vote in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday underscores the need for both political parties to work together if lawmakers are to push repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate payment formula across the finish line.

Medicare & Medicaid

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Don't make SGR repeal a victim of partisanship: AMA to Congress

In a letter sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, the AMA urged Congress to abandon its partisan approaches to eliminate Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula.

ChangeMedEd Initiative

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How med schools are embracing performance improvement

What makes the most effective future physician? Medical schools are addressing this question by changing medical education to include performance improvement.

Digital

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EHR shortcomings compromise physician satisfaction, prompt AMA action

Electronic health records that stymie physician workflows, impede patient care and erode professional satisfaction are undermining the adoption of new health care payment and delivery models.

Improve GME

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Resident duty-hour limits have no effect on patient safety: New study

Limits on the number of hours residents can work in a single shift have made no difference in patient safety outcomes, according to a new study.