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September 26, 2013 | Journal Article
These estimates provide a baseline for assessing how outreach and enrollment efforts can be improved by knowledge about differences in the incidence and duration of uninsured spells across states.
July 9, 2013 | Journal Article
The U.S. health care system is in the midst of an enormous change in the way health care providers and hospitals document, monitor, and share information about health and care delivery.
July 9, 2013 | Journal Article
Policy-makers are actively promoting the electronic exchange of health information to improve the quality and efficiency of health care.
July 9, 2013 | Journal Article
Expanding the use of interoperable electronic health record systems to improve health care delivery is a national policy priority.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
At stake in the May 2013 publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), are billions of dollars in insurance payments and government resources.
October 3, 2012 | Journal Article
The Medicare Shared Savings Program, created under the Affordable Care Act, will reward participating accountable care organizations that succeed in lowering health care costs while improving performance. Depending on how the organizations perform o ...
September 26, 2012 | Journal Article
Using observation units in hospitals to provide care to certain patients can be more efficient than admitting them to the hospital and can result in shorter lengths-of-stay and lower costs.
April 19, 2012 | Journal Article
New report examines the impact of the Medicare Modernization Act on access to cancer chemotherapy treatment.