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Health Care Quality News
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.
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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