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Hospices receive CMS payment bump
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement an increase in payments for hospice care, the agency recently announced. CMS will enact a 2.5 percent payment increase to
Mobile devices, virtual reality help treat fibromyalgia patients in Spain
Mobile devices and virtual reality hold promise as a psychological treatment for chronic pain due to fibromyalgia, Spanish researchers say. The three-step process starts with the evaluation of pain
Survey says: Hospitals not treating pain sufficiently
Hospitals are not treating pain as well as they could, says a new survey out today from the New England Journal of Medicine. The survey, which was done in hospitals from 40 major metropolitan areas,
Groups challenge DEA rule on e-prescribing controlled substances
A pending rule from the DEA that would impose tight controls on e-prescribing of controlled substances has been slammed by a handful of industry groups as being too restrictive and in some cases too
