Accountable Care Forum: WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: MEDIA ROUND-UP ON FINAL ACO REGS
The following post was written by Chase Matson (AMDR) for the Accountable Care Forum blog, appearing October 28, 2011: When we published last week’s blog post, MEDICARE ACO RULES NEAR FINAL HURDLE, we knew it would only be a
Modern Healthcare: Final ACO rules released; significant changes seen
Modern Healthcare By Melanie Evans Posted: October 20, 2011 - 11:15 am ET Final rules for Medicare's accountable care organizations, released today by the CMS, made significant changes to proposals widely rejected by hospitals and physician
WSJ: Medical Device Makers Face More Pricing Pressure
Wall Street Journal By Anjali Athavaley and Jon Kamp of Dow Jones Newswires October 17, 2011 NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--U.S. medical-device makers are facing ever more pressure on product prices and profits, a new report
Accountable Care Forum: MEDICARE ACO RULES NEAR FINAL HURDLE
The following post was written by AMDR President Dan Vukelich for the Accountable Care Forum blog, appearing October 18, 2011: The dog days of summer may officially be behind us, but things are just starting
Infection Control Today: Summit Shines Spotlight on Reprocessing Challenges
Infection Control Today At a two-day summit jointly convened by AAMI and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), nearly 250 experts debated an issue of critical importance for patient safety—how to improve the reprocessing of
Outpatient Surgery Magazine: Do You Reprocess Single-Use Devices?
Outpatient Surgery Magazine By Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief Once viewed as risky and rogue, reusing reprocessed single-use devices is now seen as a great way to spare landfills and OR supply budgets. It's estimated that more than