Chelsey Ledue

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a 60-day delay of the effective date of the Competitive Bidding Interim Final Rule, to April 18, 2009.

If every American had a patient-centered medical home, healthcare costs would likely decrease by 5.6 percent, resulting in a national savings of $67 billion per year.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a new policy for Medicare coverage of testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

A Kansas cardiologist and his practice group will pay $1.3 million to settle claims that they submitted false claims to Medicare.

A majority of hospital development officials report that their fundraising programs have been negatively affected by the economic downturn, but at least 50 percent anticipate achieving their 2009 development projections.

By Chelsey Ledue, Associate Editor The number of hospital-owned physician practices has been climbing steadily over the past four years, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s annual physician compensation survey.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has introduced legislation that would provide health coverage to more than 100,000 uninsured Colorado citizens and families.

A national healthcare quality coalition is urging major reforms in the way Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance plans pay primary care physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida saw a large return on investment while using a health automation system, said Jason Stoyles, corporate manager of interfaces and integration.

Americans are becoming increasingly worried about the affordability and availability of healthcare, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's first healthcare tracking poll of 2009.