A study of more than 8,000 comprehensively characterized Medicare beneficiaries has found that the addition of self-reported functional impairments and physical frailty to claims-based measures of multi-morbidity and frailty ...
Apr 3, 2023
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A large study addressing the effectiveness and safety of aldosterone antagonist therapy for older heart failure patients has found notable differences between the drug's results in clinical trial vs. what occurs in actual ...
Nov 27, 2012
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Out-of-pocket costs can leave Medicare patients with the most common type of liver cancer in financial distress.
Feb 2, 2023
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(HealthDay)—The final payment rules for 2014 include a proposal to support care management outside the routine office interaction and policies to promote high quality care and efficiency, according to a report from the ...
Dec 10, 2013
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With Medicare penalties on hospitals with higher-than-expected rates of 30-day readmissions expected to rise in 2014, more hospitals are evaluating the most accurate methods for tracking readmissions of patients. A new study ...
Jun 18, 2013
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(HealthDay)—During 2002 to 2011, U.S. hospitals experienced productivity growth in treating Medicare patients with heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia, according to a study published in the February issue of Health ...
Feb 16, 2015
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In a rare show of unity, top House Republicans and Democrats are working toward a $200 billion agreement revamping how doctors are paid for treating Medicare patients, a package that would be largely financed by adding to ...
Mar 13, 2015
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Approximately two-fifths of Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have limited access to pulmonary rehabilitation services due to their distance from rehab centers, according to research ...
May 19, 2021
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A new report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project shows that the use of both effective and risky drug therapies by Medicare patients varies widely across U.S. regions, offering further evidence that location is a key determinant ...
Oct 17, 2013
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About five percent of older adults on Medicare don't have a "personal physician," and this group scores lower on measures of healthcare quality, reports a study in the April issue of Medical Care.
Mar 16, 2018
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