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WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County Hospital has been awarded an “A” in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospital’s achievements in protecting patients …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a signature accomplishment of the new Office of Burden Reduction & Health Informatics (OBRHI).
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HARRISBURG, PA — Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, cost, access, and equity warning signs already existed in Pennsylvania’s health care system. One in two Pennsylvanians find it hard to pay their medical bills, and the commonwealth’s health care costs have …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlined unprecedented comprehensive steps to increase the capacity of the American health care system to provide care to patients …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published two final rules that aim to reduce regulatory barriers to care coordination and accelerate the transformation of …
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WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
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WAYNE, PA — Compass One Healthcare recently announced the launch of its white paper, The Five Pillars of Safety in Healthcare: The Power of Clean, which details industry-leading strategic best …
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), recently announced the details of a $2 billion Provider Relief Fund (PRF) performance-based …
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HARRISBURG, PA — In mid-April, Governor Tom Wolf and Lt. Governor John Fetterman recently announced the creation of a COVID-19 Response Task Force for Health Disparity to help communicate issues about …
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KENNETT SQUARE, PA — As part of an effort to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions along with gaps in care coordination both within and across settings, and to improve outcomes for …
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