The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week its proposed rule for its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for fiscal year 2009.

The Joint Commission announced this week the appointment of Anne Marie Benedicto to the role of chief of staff and executive vice president of support operations.  

The Government Accountability Office released this week a report focusing on healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in hospitals.  

A recent study shows that providing seniors less intense healthcare in the last two years of their lives does not necessarily lead to better outcomes. The study also found that the level of care a patient receives depends greatly on how medicine is practiced in their geographical area.