Groups Urge CMS to Reconsider Suspending Risk Adjustment
Twenty-eight medical organizations, including AMA, sent letter to Administrator Verma of CMS
New Ebola Outbreak in Congo
Currently, 26 suspected cases of Ebola, including 20 deaths
CDC: Salmonella Outbreaks in 44 States Linked to Backyard Poultry
Live chicks, ducklings obtained from relatives, feed supply stores, websites, and hatcheries
NIH Releases Large-Scale Dataset of CT Images
Dataset may allow development of a universal lesion detector, which could be initial screening tool
Three Financial Metrics Can Improve Practice Performance
Understanding collection rate, accounts receivable, A/R aging helps improve practice performance
Health Affairs Announces Launch of New Three-Year Initiative
Council on Health Care Spending and Value will be co-chaired by William Frist and Margaret Hamburg
New Short-Term Health Plans Have Large Coverage Gaps
Plans don't have to cover existing medical conditions, provide limited benefits
New York City 2013 Measles Outbreak Proved Costly
Prompt recognition, rapid airborne isolation of suspected cases may slow exposures in future
PET Imaging Can Measure Synaptic Loss From Alzheimer’s
Team found SV2A-specific binding correlated with memory
AMA Calls for Alleviating Racial Housing Segregation
Association says racial housing segregation contributes to health disparities
