This Health Literacy Month, explore how essential hospital Nashville General Hospital gives patients the tools to confidently manage their own health.
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Hospital Compare January Preview Reports Include Star Ratings
Nov. 5, 2019 ||Health care providers have until Dec. 3 to download their preview reports, which include overall hospital quality star ratings.
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CMS Announces Medicare Will Cover CAR T Cancer Treatment
Aug. 9, 2019 ||The agency will reimburse hospitals at least 65 percent of the cost for this innovative cancer treatment.
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Congressional committees requested information from providers and health plans on balance billing practices and invited several pharmaceutical companies to testify in a hearing on drug pricing; congressional negotiators strike a tentative deal to avoid another federal shutdown.
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Virtual Reality Comforts Cancer Patients at Christiana Care
Jan. 31, 2019 ||Christiana Care Health System, in Wilmington, Del., helps patients and their loved ones cope during chemotherapy through visits to virtual destinations.
view more »Essential Hospitals Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening, Awareness
March 29, 2018 ||March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; Essential hospitals, like Erie County Medical Center and UT Health Northeast, are leading the field in improving colorectal cancer education, research, and preventive screening.
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Einstein Medical Center Finds Women Prefer Annual Mammograms
Dec. 11, 2017 ||Though the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends women get mammograms every two years starting at age 50, women surveyed prefer annual mammograms.
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Christiana Care Researchers Develop New Breast Cancer Screening
Nov. 9, 2017 ||The test, which uses epigenetics instead of targeting a specific tumor to detect cancer, could be simpler and more cost-effective than existing screenings.
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CMS Exceptions Granted To Hospitals Affected by Hurricane Harvey
Sept. 5, 2017 ||The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is granting exceptions under certain Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs to hospitals and health care facilities in Federal Emergency Management Agency–designated major disaster counties.
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UAB Lay Navigator Program Puts Patients’ Health in their Own Hands
April 28, 2017 ||Trained lay navigators guide cancer patients 65 and older through the treatment process at 12 community cancer centers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
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CMS Extends Quality Reporting Deadline after Technical Issues
Feb. 13, 2017 ||CMS has extended the deadline for submitting certain hospital quality data after receiving reports of system issues and inaccessibility with QualityNet.
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Innovative Tool Enhances Breast Cancer Care
March 30, 2016 ||Einstein Medical Center first in Philadelphia to use new device to detect cancer cells during lumpectomies, reducing the risk of repeat operations by up to 50 percent.
view more »The Financial Burden of Cancer: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Feb. 25, 2015 ||A new tool from the University of Chicago aims to help physicians assess and help patients facing financial burdens after a cancer diagnosis.
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Health Literacy Tool Could Improve Outcomes, Reduce Disparities
Jan. 21, 2015 ||VCU Medical Center's cancer health literacy tool quickly identifies patients with limited knowledge of the disease and treatment.
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