NEWARK, N.J. (November 9, 2015)—Panasonic, an industry leader in exceptionally reliable and innovative mobile computers, today announced the world’s first fully rugged detachable laptop. The Toughbook 20 delivers the durability, reliability and performance Panasonic is known for, while adding the increased level of flexibility and functionality customers want in a single fully rugged computer.
SAN DIEGO (November 5, 2015)—CareFusion, a BD company (NYSE: BDX), today announced its AirLife business line has signed an exclusive agreement with ResMed (NYSE: RMD) to distribute innovative nasal high flow interface products from the company.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 28, 2015)—The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program adjusts what CMS pays hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) based on the quality of care they give patients.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 29, 2015)—Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to revise the discharge planning requirements that hospitals, including long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, critical access hospitals, and home health agencies, must meet in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (November 4, 2015)—Last week, the Board of Certification/Accreditation’s President & CEO, Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, assumed leadership as Board Chair of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) Board of Directors. The announcement was made at the ICE Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon and a ceremonial gavel was passed to the newly elected Chair.