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CMS Rule Requires Hospice Providers To Track, Improve Quality of Care Delivered
CMS has issued a new rule requiring hospice providers participating in Medicare to implement a quality assessment and improvement system, the Washington Post reports.
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CBO Director Orszag Says Health IT Holds Promise, But No Panacea for Health Care Costs
Health information technology could improve health care quality, but it is not the cure-all solution to reducing U.S. health care costs, Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag said at a forum on Friday, CQ HealthBeat reports. The forum was hosted by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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