Henry Powderly
On August 27, CMS will broadcast a live conference call with Sue Bowman from the American Health Information Management Association and Nelly Leon-Chisen from the American Hospital Association, updating providers on the latest news regarding ICD-10 implementation and offering coding tips from both the AHA and AHIMA.
Capella Healthcare, a Franklin, Tennessee-based operator of hospitals and acute care centers, will be sold Medical Properties Trust, a Birmingham, Alabama-based real estate investment trust, for $900 million, the companies announced on Monday.
In this informal survey we're asking our provider audience to tell us who they use for their revenue cycle, and what they think of the tools.
While in comparison, no hospital on the U.S. News Honor Roll flat-out failed in other rankings, in many cases they received only average scores or didn't show up at all.
The announcement comes just weeks after Cigna turned down a $54.2 billion offer by Anthem, which runs Blue Cross Blue Shield, and publicly rebuked its suitor over security issues and future uncertainty.
The total deal value for the year is already at $395.8 billion, above 2014, when the industry booked $392.4 billion in deals.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services quietly updated its database of hospital star ratings last week, and for many hospitals the news was good.
The 77,000-square-foot building will be housed at the North Central Baptist Hospital and act as its hub for treatments including joint replacement, rehabilitating sports injuries, arthroscopic surgery and spine treatment.
Grades based on which states have legislation that dictates price transparency portals be set up.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday proposed a new rule that would reimburse doctors for end-of-life counseling, the very kind of practice that led to the heated “death panel” debate before the Affordable Care Act was passed.