Day: March 15, 2013

Chart of the day: Hospital mergers and acquisitions over time

Austin Frakt March 15, 2013

A very interesting chart from a new Booze & Co. report (PDF) and via Sarah Kliff: Click on over the to Kliff or the report

MedPAC’s latest thinking on hospital readmissions

Austin Frakt March 15, 2013

Earlier this month, MedPAC staff presented their latest thinking on the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). That’s the Medicare program that gives hospitals a small

Burying the lede when talking about the NHS

Aaron Carroll March 15, 2013

Austin alerted me to a piece in BMJ News discussing a presentation on the NHS, the health care system in the UK. You know –

Day: March 15, 2013

Chart of the day: Hospital mergers and acquisitions over time

MedPAC’s latest thinking on hospital readmissions

Burying the lede when talking about the NHS

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