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Study finds 'mixed messages' in Medicare hospital ratings, penalty programs

Brief Published Dec. 19, 2018 Dive Brief: Consumers are getting “mixed messages” from the CMS Hospital Compare website and penalties levied by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, undermining their ability to shop for quality care, according to a study in The American Journal of Managed Care.  The researchers compared hospital grades posted on Hospital Compare for… Read More »

Vapers inhale MUCH lower levels of toxins than smokers, study finds 

Vapers inhale MUCH lower levels of toxins than smokers, study finds Compared to nonsmokers, vapers had more biomarkers of toxic chemicals in their urine  But they had lower levels than smokers of traditional cigarettes The number of people who were both vaping and smoking ‘was really surprising’  By Reuters Published: 23:19 GMT, 14 December 2018… Read More »