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A panel of experts gathered at the 2nd International Summit on the Future of Health Privacy in Washington, DC on Wednesday all seemed to agree that the stakes are high when it comes to electronic medical records and privacy.
Last week, a number of major national hospital organizations, such as the American Hospital Association (AHA), lent their support to the recently updated Statement of Principles and Guidelines on practices that hospitals should follow in regards to billing and collection, which incorporate patient-friendly billing practices.
Value-based purchasing (VBP) is gaining favor over the conventional fee-for-service model with many healthcare leaders, according to a Forbes Insight study released Tuesday.
Exclusive of the health reform law, a majority of states have established delivery system qualifications and payment policies to promote Medicaid's medical homes program.
To date, 32 organizations across the country are participating in the Pioneer ACO initiative, hoping to inspire others in their regions to follow suit. As the benefits of adopting this model become clear, more organizations are looking to explore the possibility of becoming an ACO.
A new study found that most low-income people dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid continue to receive benefits separately via fee-for-service arrangement and that gaps in data may hinder deliberations on how to effectively manage care for this population.
According to the American Hospital Association's first quarter RACTrac Survey released last month, hospitals continue to report an increase in Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) payment denials.
Let's forget about ICD-10 coding for a moment. Let's talk about how medical practices can make more money.
A picture is worth a thousand words, the old saying goes. Today, HealthInfoNet, Maine's statewide health information exchange, is launching a pilot that will put both images and words at the fingertips of healthcare providers -- the better to make the right decisions for their patients.
Many healthcare providers are nervous about using the cloud, but that may change soon. Stanton Jones, an analyst in emerging technology at Information Services Group (ISG), says when companies use the cloud, they speed up.