National Quality News Headlines

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 Three Physicians from America's tiniest towns talk patient relationships, rural practice, and the state of healthcare.  

Beckers Hospital Review - July 2015 

Interviews of three physicians from small and rural hospitals highlighting their opinions on differences and similarities between healthcare in rural and urban settings.   

CMS Will Modify-Not Scrap-'Two-Midnight' Rule
Modern Healthcare - July 2015
 Describes a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that will keep the "two-midnight" rule in place while allowing more flexibility for physicians when admitting patients for short hospital stays.   


HRSA: Lists of Designated Primary Medical Care, Mental Health, and Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Federal Register - July 2015
The Health Resources and Services Administration has released an updated list of all geographic areas, population groups, and facilities designated as primary medical care, mental health, and dental health professional shortage areas (HPSAs). Through use of a Shortage Area Location tool, users can quickly determine if their geographic area is a designated shortage area. 

 

CMS To Post Critical Access Hospital Data on Hospital Compare
iHealthBeat - June, 2015

Describes plans by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to release more Critical Access Hospital Data on its Hospital Compare website.