Geisinger Health System’s ProvenRecovery program, a population health initiative to combat opioid use after surgery, reduced the length hospital stays, saved $1.5 million, and contributed to an 18% reduction in opioid use across the organization since its pilot launched in June 2017.
The Office for Civil Rights reached a $125,000 settlement with Allergy Associates of Hartford, P.C., in Hartford, Connecticut, after a HIPAA breach where a doctor disclosed a patient’s protected health information (PHI) to a local television reporter.
Hospital price growth is falling, according to a November price brief from Altarum. In October, hospital price growth rose by 1.3% compared to October 2017, the lowest annual price growth rate since September 2017.
The American Medical Association has released an enhanced interactive tool that illustrates the geographic distribution of physicians and non-physician clinicians at a state or county level.
Novitas Solutions, Inc. plans to pursue $7.2 million in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) overpayments to hospitals in its jurisdiction, according to an Office of Inspector General report.
