Safety standards and oversight need to be overhauled, according to an agency-appointed task force.

The American Medical Association’s internal medicine journal is asking for papers on gun violence and firearm injuries.

People affected by hearing loss are increasingly turning to devices found at electronics stores, rather than going through an audiologist.  

In a report published by JAMA Internal Medicine, it was found that the demographics of patients seen at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) from 2005 and 2014 have shifted to where the population of young, low-income, uninsured or Medicaid-insured, racial and ethnic minority Americans increased more rapidly than other demographic groups.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been regularly shredding thousands of documents related to veterans' claims, possibly including those needed to treat and fulfill benefits for veterans, according to an investigation by the inspector general. 

The Next Generation ACO model from the CMS Innovation Center has attracted increased interest among provider organizations, mostly because its deal terms are thought to be the best in the market.

Following industry criticism and legal challenges, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer enforce an inpatient payment cut to hospitals under the two-midnight rule. Instead it will provide a onetime bump to hospitals to offset the cuts.

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zotec Partners (Zotec), the industry leader in radiology revenue cycle and practice management services, announces an exclusive revenue cycle management (RCM) agreement with Medical Administrative Professionals, LLC (MAP), the management services organization of Denver-based Diversified Radiology of Colorado, PC (DRC). DRC is a 55-radiologist practice that has undertaken billing in-house for several decades. In the new arrangement, MAP will employ Zotec’s RCM expertise, services and analytical tools to monitor data and contribute to the growth of the radiology practice.