Healthcare Finance Staff
The Customer Operations Performance Center, a Florida-based customer service and benchmarking company, has released findings from its first Healthcare Industry Benchmark Study.
While patient experience is a top priority for hospital executives it is still largely undefined finds a new study by the Beryl Institute, an organization advocating for better patient experiences within the healthcare system.
The TriZetto Group announced Monday a new performance lab in which the company is using IBM hardware to test the scalability of its software applications for payers.
As the economy perks up, it appears that rates of physician turnover rise with it. For the first time since 2008, physician turnover has increased, reminding medical groups of the delicate balance between physician supply and demand.
CVS Pharmacy has agreed pay $17.5 million to settle a false Medicaid billing case. The settlement, brought to the government's attention by a Minnesota pharmacist resolves allegations the company submitted inflated prescription claims in 10 states for more than what was owed to CVS for Medicaid beneficiaries who were also eligible for benefits under a primary, third-party plan.
With the life expectancy of Americans now over 78 years, demand for long term care facilities is strong and future prospects continue to look positive for services such as assisted living, nursing homes and home care, according to Kalorama Information's new report. Kalorama estimated the long-term care market in the U.S. to be $258 billion in 2010.
Two owners of a seven-location chain of mental health clinics have pled guilty in Miami District Court for their roles in a scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent Medicare claims.
A bi-partisan bill introduced in the Senate and House seeks to remedy the complex and confusing rules for inpatient observation of Medicare beneficiaries.
The Health IT Policy Committee, a federal advisory panel, is wrestling with competing visions of how bold to make measures for the next stage of meaningful use of electronic health records.
Cogent Healthcare and Hospitalists Management Group are merging to form the largest private hospitalist company in the United States. Officials say the merger will bring together two of the strongest companies in the rapidly growing hospitalist industry, with nearly 1,000 affiliated hospitalists and extenders practicing in more than 100 healthcare facilities nationwide.