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A bill introduced in the House this week by Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-Penn.) and Joe Heck, MD, (R-Nev.) has once again raised hopes that the sustainable growth rate formula (SGR) payment model for Medicare can finally be repealed.
President Barack Obama re-nominated Marilyn Tavenner on Thursday to be permanent administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She has been serving as acting administrator since December 2011, when Donald Berwick, MD, stepped down.
Keeping shelves stocked and enough supplies in their place is one of the most important aspects of managing any hospital department efficiently and safely. Monica Goetz, clinical nursing manager at Great Baltimore Medical Center, shares five key ways that electronic supply management can improve patient safety, create efficiencies and save money.
When deductibles are taken into account, about one-third of individual and family health plans currently exceed the Affordable Care Act's baseline limit on out-of-pocket expenses, researchers at the consumer website HealthPocket.com estimate.
For some healthcare systems, the conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10 may seem like the latest Y2K problem -- fail to get it right and the consequences could be fatal. So many organizations are being cautious by developing hold harmless clauses to protect against any consequences of errors with the new conversion.
Cigna Corp. today reported its 2012 fourth quarter profits jumped 49 percent compared to 2011, fueled, in part, by its late January 2012 acquisition of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D insurer HealthSpring.
The Cleveland Clinic and VHA have formed a joint venture that the companies say will transform the traditional group purchasing approach.
As doctors weigh whether to stay in their practices or become employed in a group practice or at a hospital, they're increasingly looking to alternative business models in order to remain -- and thrive.
Hennepin County, Minnesota, is getting better outcomes with lower costs in a high-cost segment of its Medicaid population by being flexible and more targeted in meeting the needs of these patients learned an audience at the National Health Policy Conference Tuesday.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will develop a new records system aimed at facilitating quality reporting for long-term hospital care, according to Wednesday's Federal Register.