Kelly April Tyrrell writes about health, science and health policy. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, where she is usually running, riding her bike, rock climbing or cross-country skiing. Follow her @kellyperil.
In December 2014, nearly three years since its launch, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the first proposed rule changes to ...
In late January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the early results of two multi-year innovation projects focused on the ...
On Dec. 15, 2014, 37-year-old hospitalist and internist Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, was sworn in as the 19th surgeon general of the United States. He is th...
In 2015, reimbursement for physicians in large groups is subject to a value modifier that takes into account the cost and quality of services performe...
He has aged a year since President Obama nominated him for U.S. Surgeon General in November 2013, but on Monday Boston hospitalist Vivek Murthy, MD, w...
[caption id="attachment_7434" align="alignright" width="150"] Dr. Vivek Murthy, hospitalist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, was confirmed M...
Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be BetterMedicare, hospital-acquired condition, reduce, patient safety, adverse events, ...
