Chelsey Ledue
According to HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care market intelligence, managed care plans in Ohio are facing challenges with a new prescription drug benefit "carve-out" in the state's Medicaid program.
Nine programs have been recognized at the 2010 National Family Caregiving Awards for their innovation, effectiveness and response to caregiver needs in their communities.
The American Medical Association has asked the nation's largest health insurance companies to help improve the accuracy, reliability and transparency of physician ratings.
The elimination of Medicare's consultation codes has had a negative impact on physician efforts to improve care coordination and reduced the treatment options available to Medicare patients, according to a new survey.
California's physician supply has grown faster than the state's population in recent years - rising 7 percent since 1998 - yet officials are unsure that the state can keep up with the demand for physician services as the senior population grows and more individuals obtain health insurance as a result of health reform.
Increasing the health insurance industry's accuracy rating could save up to $15.5 billion annually, according to a recent report.
Healthcare Finance News Associate Editor Chelsey Ledue spoke with Darin Gordon, Medicaid Director for Tennessee, about his appointment as a 2011 Fellow to the Medicaid Leadership Institute.
Medicare has scheduled a bundled payment demonstration project for early 2012, but a handful of organizations across the country have launched the Acute Care Episode, or ACE, demonstration early.
To survive turbulent times, healthcare organizations must carefully manage their financial resources, says Ian Worden, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Indianapolis, Ind.-based St. Vincent Health.
Worden, speaking in June at the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s annual conference in Las Vegas, said healthcare institutions must look closely at days cash on hand and debt capacity when assessing resources.
As an increasing number of physicians are employed by hospitals, communication is extremely important to achieve quality outcomes and cut costs, according to experts at the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s June ANI conference in Las Vegas.