Health Insurance, Facilities & IT

Patients with Crohn's disease who had higher vitamin D levels showed better muscle function and quality of life scores than those who had lower levels, according to research scheduled for presentation… Read More

Medigap plans saw a substantial increase in enrollment in 2012, growing from 9.9 million enrollees in 2011 to 10.2 million at the end of 2012, AHIP found in an analysis of data from the National Assoc… Read More

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has not yet decided what the term "voluntary" means for employee wellness programs but companies should still implement plans and reduce their risk of viola… Read More

There is an immediate need for an increase in HIV/AIDS education, outreach and prevention efforts on the Navajo Nation to avoid an epidemic of the disease, say doctors working on Navajo land. HIV/AIDS… Read More

A KLAS report finds providers are considering switching vendors because of their ECG technology's poor interoperability with EMRs. "[T]here remains an opportunity for ECG vendors to better meet their … Read More

The HHS Office of Inspector General has issued a final rule authorizing states to use federal matching funds to clamp down on Medicaid fraud. Under the rule, state Medicaid fraud control units can use… Read More

The Maine Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee could not agree on a dental-therapist bill and submitted numerous reports to the Legislature for consideration. The bill would al… Read More

Anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs are involved in about 7% of medication errors in hospitals, according to a study in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy. Having pharmacists on patient rounds and using … Read More

Pressure ulcers healed no more quickly in veterans with spinal cord injuries who were treated with the anabolic steroid oxandrolone than in those who received a placebo, researchers report in the Anna… Read More