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Contractors hired by Medicare to audit the payment records of healthcare providers have a good track record spotting improper billing, the HHS Inspector General concluded in a recent report, but legitimate concerns about their efficacy exist.
Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending September 6, 2013.
States could potentially save millions if they adopted the Medicare competitive bidding payment amounts to purchase medical equipment instead of the higher Medicaid fee schedule amounts, according to a recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG).
A recent survey by the health rewards marketing company EveryMove indicates health insurers aren't fully embracing mobile technology -- a critical strategy as the nation moves toward mandatory health information exchanges. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is making a move to stay ahead of the curve.
California Governor Jerry Brown is deciding whether to sign a bill regulating quasi-generic versions of specialty biologic drugs known as biosimilars -- and some provisions have raised cost and access concerns among health payers like the California Public Employee Retirement System.
Contractors hired by Medicare to audit payment records have a good track record spotting improper billing, the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General concluded in a report, but some legislators and providers still have concerns.
Many things may strike you while reading about the winners in Healthcare Finance News’ first-ever “Where To Work: BEST Hospital Finance Departments” program. But perhaps most importantly, the best finance departments demonstrate deep respect for employees and appreciate their hard work.
Last month, the Institute of Medicine published a much-awaited report which recommends that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should not adjust Medicare payments geographically, but should continue to focus on value-based payment reforms.
According to a revenue cycle management study released by market researcher Black Book, 72 percent of physician practices expect declining to negative profitability next year because of underutilized or inefficient billing technology.
Hospitals with a grip on market power in a region can charge prices that are as much as 60 percent higher than the area's lowest-priced hospital for inpatient services, according to a report released Thursday by the Center for Studying Health System Change.