The average outpatient visit in the U.S. costs nearly $500 and the average inpatient stay costs more than $22,000, according to a global study from the...Read More »
Thirty-eight hospitals filed a lawsuit against the U.S. HHS on January 18, alleging that that HHS Secretary Alex Azar overstepped his authority when he finalized an OPPS policy that cuts...Read More »
When ACDIS first conducted its CDI Salary Survey, more than half the respondents earned $69,999 or less. In 2018, only 17% fell into that bracket, down from 20% according to...Read More »
Responses to a new Medscape survey indicate that 44% of physicians meet the criteria for burnout, up from 42% last year, according to Medscape. Additionally, the survey found that 11% are colloquially depressed...Read More »
Last week, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that Congress provide a 2% market-basket update for the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems in 2020, ...Read More »
The Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) released a joint statement advising against implementation of the...Read More »
