(Reuters Health) – In many cases, veterans get a first appointment at VA hospitals quicker than the general public gets first appointments with health care providers, government researchers report. The researchers, all from the VA, compared wait times there for new patients to those for new patients in the private sector as determined by an… Read More: Shorter waits for new patients at VA than in private… »
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: Study finds 'mixed messages' in Medicare hospital ratings, penalty programs »
The average outpatient visit in the United States costs nearly $ 500, according to a new scientific study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. In addition, the average inpatient stay had a price tag in 2016 of more than $ 22,000. Both of these dollar amounts underscore a… Read More: Average outpatient visit in U.S. approaching $500, 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: Vapers inhale MUCH lower levels of toxins than smokers, study… »