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Apr 20 2011

CMS

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New system’s purpose is to collect and maintain information on consumer inquiries and complaints regarding insurance issuers that will permit CCIIO to exercise its direct enforcement authority over non-Federal governmental health plans

Apr 20 2011

NCQA

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NCQA successful pilot test clears way for the July debut of ACO standards

Apr 20 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Starting in 2015, the Independent Payment Advisory Board — a 15 member independent panel, to be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate—would make its recommendations if spending passed certain benchmarks

Apr 20 2011

PR Newswire

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Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for hospitals, today announced it has acquired Patient Care Technology Systems

Apr 20 2011

Yahoo.com

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In a policy shift critics see as political, the Health and Human Services department has decided to award quality bonuses to hundreds of Medicare Advantage plans rated merely average.

Apr 20 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Some docs don’t like decision support technology because they think it makes them look dumb.

Apr 20 2011

Reuters

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U.S. spending growth on prescription drugs slowed to 2.3 percent in 2010 – the second lowest level in 55 years

Apr 20 2011

The Hill

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The American Hospital Association said Tuesday it was “deeply disappointed” by an Obama administration proposal to cut Medicare payments for acute-care hospitals by 0.5 percent next year.

Apr 20 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A value-based purchasing program for ASCs, similar to those outlined for inpatient and outpatient hospital care, is on the way

Apr 20 2011

JSOnline

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Palliative care results in more patients  receiving hospice care in their homes and similar settings, and fewer patients  spending the final days of their lives in the hospital.

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