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News
Meal programs for dual eligibles
January 2, 2019
Participants in a medically tailored meal program had fewer inpatient admissions and lower medical spending.
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News
CDC: Flu activity ‘high’ in nine states
December 28, 2018
The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza rose from 2.7% to 3.3% in the last week.
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News
2018-2019 flu season starts in earnest
December 26, 2018
Highest level of influenza activity seen in two states for the week ending Dec. 15.
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Class-action suit filed against ABIM over MOC
December 14, 2018
Four internists allege ABIM is monopolizing the MOC market and forcing physicians to purchase MOC.
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ONC releases draft strategy on reducing EHR burden
December 5, 2018
Comments are sought to help drive direction of reforms.
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Opinion
CMS modifies the inpatient admission order requirement, or did it?
November 15, 2018
Medicare auditors have been given discretion to overlook an inpatient order flaw, but providers have not.
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Portable hematology analyzer gets FDA nod
November 8, 2018
The HemoScreen hematology analyzer can perform a complete blood count at the point of care.
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FDA approves sufentanil for adults with acute pain
November 2, 2018
The opioid is to used for only adult patients in settings that are closely controlled.
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News
FDA clears Abbott’s Influenza A & B 2, Strep A 2 assays
October 25, 2018
The Influenza A & B 2 assay can detect and differentiate influenza A and B in 13 minutes, while the Strep A 2 assay detects group A streptococcus bacterial nucleic acid in 6 minutes.
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Drug overdose deaths down since late 2017
October 23, 2018
Longer-term trend, however, shows an increase of 2.7% during the 12 months ending in March 2018, compared with March 2017.
