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Amid emerging evidence that some hospitals may be using electronic health records (EHRs) to "game the system" by either cloning or "upcoding" claims, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a warning letter Monday to the CEOs of five hospital associations that such activity will not be tolerated.
Amid emerging evidence that some hospitals may be using electronic health records (EHRs) to "game the system" by either cloning or "upcoding" claims, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a warning letter Monday to the CEOs of five hospital associations that such activity will not be tolerated.
In the widespread quest to find remedies for America's pricey healthcare system, some say the answers lie locally, from the bottom up.
Proposed federal legislation removing costs associated with insurance brokers from the Affordable Care Act's medical loss ratio has reignited a debate about rising costs and consumer protections, with a new report from the Consumers Union contending that the legislation could lead to significant reductions in consumer rebates.
Last week, the Workplace Wellness Campaign (WWC), aimed at all New Jersey employers, was launched by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI) in partnership with the New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) and New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (NJCC).
A patient spends just a few hours or days under the supervision of a clinician or nurse after a surgery or hospitalization. The rest of the recovery time and healing process is done within the patient's home. It's important to be able to retrieve real-time information from patients within these critical post-hospital days so physicians can spot trends and respond in a timely fashion if something needs immediate attention.
McKesson on Monday announced that it will acquire Waltham, Mass.-based MedVentive, which develops risk management and population health technology.
As the nation ages, Medicaid enrollment expands and state governments look for budget savings, more states are likely to use long term managed care for Medicaid programs, according to KPMG's Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Institute.
Global competition and the impending medical device tax, set to begin Jan. 1, 2013, are creating challenges for the U.S. biomedical device industry, according to a new study by tax advisory firm WTP Advisors.
Healthcare leaders in the city of more than 58,000, which is known as being a center of healthcare innovation, are once again demonstrating their initiative via a partnership aimed at making an integrated payment model for behavioral health and primary care financially viable.