Subsequently, this public reporting of quality measures was linked. to Medicare hospital reimbursement through the Hospital Inpatient Quality. Reporting Program. Authorized by the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act. (MMA) and the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), this âpay-for-reportingâ.
If you are experiencing fear, anxiety or stress, your heart rate will increase. People who can feel their heartbeat, or flutter, may be experiencing palpitations. This may be due to stress, anxiety, medications, or it may be a sign of a serious heart condition.
1 This âMonday cardiac phenomenonâ has long been believed to be related to work stress. 2  Two recent studies shed light on the persistent link between stress and sudden heart attacks.  In one, a group of German researchers found that as your stress level rises, so do your levels of disease-promoting white blood cells.