Medicare to bundle payments for end-stage renal care, reward quality

Medicare to bundle payments for end-stage renal care, reward quality
Medicare payment for end-stage renal disease care may soon be tied to performance and quality measures if a new proposed rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is finalized. “If the rule is finalized, ESRD providers that do not meet set standards” – two measures for anemia management and one for hemodialysis quality – “could have their Medicare payments lowered by up to 2 …
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Cipher reports Q2 2010 financial results
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced its financial and operational results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
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