Patient Care News:
The U.S. Justice Department said it has reached a settlement with Atrium Health that would prohibit the Charlotte, N.C., hospital system from using anticompetitive steering restrictions in contracts between commercial health insurers and its......
Many hospitals arent equipped to treat patients with behavioral health needs, according to a new report by the ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization....
The CMS might allow hospitals and health systems to pay directly for housing, healthy food or other solutions for the whole person through the Medicaid program, according to HHS Secretary Alex Azar....
The Healthy State Alliance identified 10 objectives to improve care in Ohio, with opioids, transplant services and cancer care topping the list....
The CMS gave the green light to Michigan Medicaids outcome-based drug proposal, the second of its kind. Oklahoma has yet to forecast savings from its similar state plan amendment approved in June....
In a House hearing, VA officials were adamant that the project to replace the agencys EHR with one made by Cerner will progress successfully. But cost estimates for the project have skyrocketed, hitting $16 billion from an initial $10 billion....