Variation in Specialty Drug Coverage Across Health Plans
Plans restrict coverage of drugs indicated for cancer less often than drugs indicated for other diseases
How Doctors Receive Feedback Is Key for Antimicrobial Programs
For inpatient providers, disagreement about antimicrobial use attribution rises with complexity
New Short-Term Health Plans Have Large Coverage Gaps
Plans don't have to cover existing medical conditions, provide limited benefits
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
Three Financial Metrics Can Improve Practice Performance
Understanding collection rate, accounts receivable, A/R aging helps improve practice performance
July 2018 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for July 2018. This roundup includes the...
Telemedicine Cuts Inter-Hospital ICU Transfers of Critically Ill
Decrease mainly occurred in patients with more severe illness, GI and respiratory diagnoses
National Guideline Clearinghouse Offline Due to Funding Cuts
An initiative of AHRQ, guideline.gov now offline due to lack of federal funding
Odds of Death Up With Medium-, Large-Caliber Firearms
Replacing medium-, large- with small-caliber guns would reduce gun homicides by 39.5 percent
Rapid Improvement of Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Anakinra
Patient's clinical symptoms related to heart failure improved markedly within two weeks of treatment
