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By Susan Morse | 05:51 pm | October 07, 2015
The program decreased Medicare Part A and Part B spending compared to targets.
By Henry Powderly | 04:03 pm | October 07, 2015
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Tuesday launched a new accountable care model for kidney care companies, linking dialysis facilities, nephrologists and other providers in more than a dozen ACOs that will share in the risk associated with treating Americans with end-stage renal disease.
By Chris Nerney | 03:34 pm | October 07, 2015
Uncertainty over which vendors offer the best revenue cycle management platform for them is motivating a growing number of hospitals and physician groups to outsource revenue cycle processes in lieu of making a large investment in software, according to a new report by BlackBook Research.
By Henry Powderly | 03:21 pm | October 07, 2015
While payer-provider collaboration has long been important, new trends in managing population health data is strengthening that relationship as never before, according to MedeAnalytics CEO Andy Hurd, and in many ways it's changing how providers think.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:44 am | October 07, 2015
According to an analysis released Wednesday, it can pay to shop around for women's health care, with mammograms and other routine services often costing far more in one office than in another.
By Susan Morse | 11:38 am | October 07, 2015
The health systems have signed a non-binding, 90 day letter of intent to integrate Aria into Jefferson Health, they announced Tuesday.
By David Weldon | 11:13 am | October 07, 2015
As healthcare mergers continue to pick up pace due to industry conditions that favor large-scale systems, it can be a difficult transition when organizations with different work cultures are forced to combine.
By Tammy Worth | 10:17 am | October 07, 2015
While the practice has been optional so far, in early 2017 providers must submit four of their inpatient quality reporting measures electronically, dubbed eCQM, or they will receive a 25 percent reduction in their Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services market basket update in 2018.
By Kaiser Health News | 08:56 am | October 07, 2015
Last month Broward Health agreed to pay $70 million to settle allegations that it engaged in "improper financial relationships" with doctors under laws prohibiting kickbacks in return for patient referrals.
By Susan Morse | 06:26 pm | October 06, 2015
The new rules will ease the reporting burden for providers, support interoperability, and improve patient outcomes, according to CMS.