American Heart Association urges doctors to treat unhealthy habits more aggressively Health care providers should treat unhealthy behaviors as aggressively as they treat high blood pressure, … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: October 4, 2013
Judging the value of quality measures and the quality of care in the ESRD program While the 12% cut to the bundled payment has taken center stage in the review of the Centers for Medicare & … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: September 27, 2013
Chronic kidney disease rates increasing in older Americans Chronic kidney disease is becoming more common in Americans aged 80 and older, according to a research letter published online Sept. 24 in … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: September 20, 2013
AMA study shows private practice medicine remains strong despite increase in hospital employment The American Medical Association (AMA) today released new data on physician practice arrangements that … [Read more...]
Help Us Celebrate Our 3rd Birthday and Win!
Today is the third birthday of the Acumen blog and to celebrate, we want to hear from you. What has been your favorite Acumen blog post? Why? What topics would you like to see featured on the … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: September 13, 2013
Fighting off the fright of kidney disease Ms. Dori Schatell and Dr. John Agar use a novel and unique approach to successfully take on the herculean task of explaining treatment options for chronic … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: September 6, 2013
Mostashari urges 'common base' The federal government’s health information technology leader Farzad Mostashari, MD, made his final comments before a key policy committee, as the Office of the … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: August 30, 2013
Infection control professionals questioning CMS' approach on ESRD QIP clinical measure The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology is questioning CMS' decision in the 2014 … [Read more...]
