The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a statistical brief on the conditions that caused the most readmissions in 2011—and how much those readmissions cost.
Medicare ACOs may have difficulty lowering costs and improving care quality because beneficiaries have unrestricted choice of health care providers and often receive fragmented care, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
A growing number of small, rural hospitals are considering acquiring a da Vinci robotic system to attract talented surgeons and appeal to new patients, but experts warn that the move is rarely financially viable, Modern Healthcare's Jaimy Lee reports.
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