The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced a list of six people for May’s Athlete of the Month Award, recognizing the best performances from the last month. Four of the candidates recently took part in the BT Paralympic World Cup…
Day: June 3, 2011
Affordable Care Act Helps States Improve Quality of Care, Save Money
CMS issued a final Affordable Care Act rule that will reduce or prohibit payments to doctors, hospitals and other health care providers for services that result from certain preventable health care-acquired illnesses or injuries. This rule will help reward providers…
More Pediatric Patients Using Emergency Departments for Non-Emergency Situations
The number of pediatric patients visiting emergency departments increased more than 40% during a recent 10-year period, according to study of patients in the United Kingdom. The retrospective review of electronic patient records involved data from children presenting at a…