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The Affordable Care Act means that hospitals are now making money because they deliver better care rather than Medicare-covered procedures. The Ornish Programs at both Beth Israel Hospital in New York and at Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia, were called out in a March, 2014 article in USA Today, about the changes happening in hospitals because of this new mandate.

The Affordable Care Act means that hospitals are now making money because they deliver better care

Reporter Alicia McElhaney wrote:

As part of the program, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pays hospitals for infection prevention, successful surgeries, low readmission rates and patient satisfaction scores. The CMS bases funding on both achievement and yearly improvement.

Hospitals across the country are taking steps to improve and claim the extra funds.

And then positively described The Ornish Spectrum program at both hospitals:

New York City’s Beth Israel Medical Center and the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia are among the hospitals that use the Ornish Spectrum, a 72-hour program for heart disease patients that helps them make lifestyle changes in nutrition, fitness and stress management. It was founded by physician and author Dean Ornish.

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