Fred Bazzoli
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, something makes a lot of sense with healthcare reform. One of those moments came last month in Marietta, Ga., at the Medical Banking Institute, during a presentation by Paul Gru...
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs is launching a next-generation database and communication product that it says will streamline claims processing and enable faster reimbursement....
SEATTLE – Dealing with the inevitable paper components of a digital electronic medical record often represents a significant hit on productivity and restrains the full return possible with digit...
NEW YORK – Hospital executives have their work cut out for them as they face the prospect of filling out a revamped Form 990 next year.However, rather than waiting too long, they should...
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Very few ambulatory surgery centers are implementing electronic health records, even as they acknowledge that paper charts are increasingly becoming antiquated and may be costi...
WASHINGTON – Provider groups, reacting to uncertainty surrounding the use of national provider identifiers on claims forms, are asking the government to delay enforcing use of the numbers after...
MARIETTA, GA – A recent test of standards to determine banks’ compliance with privacy and security safeguards has been effective, and the organization developing those standards now seeks...
Durable medical equipment suppliers had their day in the spotlight Tuesday to present concerns that Medicare's plan to use a competitive bidding program is not working as well as it intended....
CLEVELAND – There was no lack of data when the Cleveland Clinic tried to analyze why payers rejected its claims.The world-renowned organization had built a denial database to collect th...
WASHINGTON – The pressure will rise for hospitals to provide high-quality care and reduce mistakes, as Medicare seeks to more closely tie reimbursement to quality.The Centers for Medica...