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1 Dec 2010, 8:16 pm
On the other hand, if you're Donald Berwick, this is a feature , not a bug:"Judith A. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 6:23 am
Payment systems often fail to reward providers for coordinating care and keeping their patients healthy reinforcing this fragmentation,” said Donald Berwick, M.D., CMS Administrator. [read post]
19 Sep 2010, 8:42 am
We would have thought a Harvard law professor would object to the extra-legality of this arrangement, but then this is also the crew that gave us ObamaCare via budget reconciliation and put Donald Berwick in charge of Medicare without a Senate debate. . . . [read post]
23 Nov 2011, 12:00 am
” Responding to Grassley and Kohl at the end of October, CMS Administrator Donald Berwick cited the “stakeholder outreach” efforts his agency staff have made to develop a regulatory proposal -- but provided no timeline or expected date when proposed guidelines would be issued for public comment. [read post]
27 Dec 2010, 4:42 pm
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17 Dec 2007, 7:04 am
Donald Berwick, a Harvard-trained physician, estimates that there are over 40,000 incidents of medical error in American hospitals every single day. [read post]
8 Jun 2011, 3:27 am
” In a statement, Donald Berwick, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said, “These steps will encourage health professionals and hospitals to reduce preventable infections, and eliminate serious medical errors. [read post]
16 Jan 2011, 5:37 pm
Donald Berwick, as the new director of CMS in control of Medicare reimbursement policy, we can see where all this is going in the “new affordable” health care system. 2Digg me [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 7:02 am
In his first major public address, Donald M. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 1:16 pm
Berwick said. [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 6:17 am
Examples discussed in the article range from the 1689 Mutiny Act to the 2001 Patriot Act, from the Pentagon Papers to WikiLeaks, and from the contempt of Congress citation against Harriet Miers to the threatened use of the filibuster to sink Elizabeth Warren and Donald Berwick. [read post]
Healthcare News from Capitol Hill and the Department of Health and Human Services – October 12, 2010
12 Oct 2010, 6:23 am
In announcing the latest SMP grants, CMS Administrator Donald Berwick stated: “We are concerned about Medicare fraud and activity by criminals seeking to defraud seniors, and we want to ramp up our local community resources to educate seniors and people with Medicare about how they can help us stop it. [read post]
7 Oct 2009, 6:44 am
Donald Berwick, president of the Institute for Health Care Improvement, explains: “We get more care, but not better care. [read post]
8 Apr 2011, 3:35 am
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2 Aug 2011, 6:34 am
Berwick, M.D. [read post]
9 Aug 2011, 5:31 pm
According to CMS Administrator Dr Donald Berwick, the new site is intended to be a “one stop shop” for all consumers who wish to examine information of the quality of services provided by their area hospital, home healthcare company, or dialysis provider. [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 11:44 am
But when the FDA rescinds approval for that drug, it means that it is no longer available, at any price.Of course, given the predilections of our new CMS head honcho, Donald Berwick, this is of a piece with the idea that rationing care is the way to go:"The FDA is not supposed to consider costs in its decisions, but if the agency rescinds approval, insurers are likely to stop paying for treatment. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 2:16 am
CMS TAKING STEPS TO CUT HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS: On March 2, CMS Administrator Donald Berwick discussed the important role that the new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI) will play in combating healthcare-associated infections. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 3:47 am
In other news, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final rules for achieving “meaningful use” of electronic health records.LAWMAKERS URGE CMS TO HALT HOSPITAL CUTS:In an effort to convince CMS to reconsider its proposed Medicare inpatient hospital payment reductions due to documentation and coding practice changes, 242 House Members sent a letter to the agency’s newly-installed Administrator, Donald Berwick, on July 12. [read post]
26 Dec 2010, 7:04 am
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