Fred Bazzoli
AUGUSTA, ME – The burden of replacing a financial management system turned into an opportunity for MaineGeneral Health. The Augusta, Me.-based healthcare system went...
Here’s juicy reading for a Friday afternoon… I was perusing my e-mail in-box in mid-October when this catchy subject line caught my eye: “CHIP Compromise, Fact vs. Fiction....
IRVINE, CA – A recent study of standardized provider identification numbers released by the federal government questions the accuracy of the data associated with those numbers. Some 1...
VIDALIA, GA – Do process management approaches that work in other industries have an impact in a healthcare environment? Meadows Regional Medical Center has become a believer....
CHICAGO – More hospitals are selling uncollectible bad debt to companies that specialize in those efforts. Such debt sales, while only for a small percentage of the value of the...
WASHINGTON – As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services enters a new fiscal year, it’s beginning to take a fresh look at the future implementation of ICD-10 codes. One s...
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – Some predictions of rapid growth in healthcare haven’t panned out. But rosy guesses on the growth of convenience care clinics seem to be fully on track. Last mont...
NEW YORK – As employers look to save on healthcare spending, they’re giving wellness programs serious consideration. However, even though they’re expanding offerings beyond tradition...
WASHINGTON – Seven companies that market private fee-for-service plans for Medicare have received permission from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to begin marketing the plans to ben...
Do process management approaches that work in other industries have an impact in a healthcare environment? Meadows Regional Medical Center has become a believer. Making use of an inno...