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For-profit hospices linked to poor care quality
Researchers discovered that hospices owned by private equity firms and publicly traded companies were linked to poorer care ...
Back surgeries: Low-value care swells Medicare spending
According to new research from the Lown Institute, unnecessary back surgeries led to an estimated $2 billion in Medicare spending...
Physician compensation totals 84% of medical group expenses
Medical groups might rethink operations in light of new Kaufman Hall data about physician compensation and overall employee ...

Patient safety improves as HAIs, medication errors go down
Despite a nationwide boost in patient safety, The Leapfrog Group reports state-by-state variation that needs addressing.
Never events vs. sentinel events: Assessing patient safety
Never events and sentinel events are similar types of patient safety events, but factors like prevention and reimbursement ...
VA finds medical transportation fix with Uber Health
VA said the Uber Health partnership reduced missed appointments stemming from medical transportation barriers.

Study reveals cost-efficiency strategy for LLM deployment
Efficient deployment of large language models at scale in healthcare settings could streamline clinical workflows and reduce ...
Exploring 3 types of healthcare natural language processing
Natural language processing, understanding and generation might help healthcare stakeholders make better use of their wealth of ...
How can analytics help triage behavioral health risk?
Risk stratification is an important aspect of addressing the U.S. behavioral health crisis, and analytics can help providers ...

HHS has not adopted all GAO cybersecurity recommendations
GAO said that it is still waiting on HHS to implement several cybersecurity recommendations laid out for the department in ...
Mitigating risk as healthcare supply chain attacks prevail
A focus on cyber resilience is essential for mitigating the risk of healthcare supply chain attacks, which have the potential to ...
HC3 warns healthcare of Godzilla web shell backdoor
Cyberthreat actors have used Godzilla web shell to execute commands, manipulate files and avoid detection.

How the virtual ECHO model is boosting Black maternal health
The Black Maternal Health ECHO program uses telehealth to improve maternal health equity by fostering collaboration, extending ...
Telehealth prescribing flexibility extended through 2025
The DEA and HHS have extended telehealth prescribing flexibility for controlled substances, like Adderall, through 2025 amid ...
How remote patient care helped cut heart failure readmissions
UMass Memorial Health -- Harrington implemented an RPM program that provided heart failure patients with timely support, ...