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A fugitive Miami businessman has been sentenced to 130 months in prison for his role in defrauding the Medicare program of millions of dollars through his two businesses.Gustavo Smith, 43, ow...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a massive proposed rule to update its approach for paying for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center services.Under th...
The American Association for Homecare has been denied a motion for a preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit seeking to halt the "faulty implementation" of the durable medical equipment...
Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) Inc., sponsored by the Grubb & Ellis Company, has acquired Medical Portfolio 3, a collection of 13 healthcare-related properties co...
Despite research that shows current methods of healthcare reimbursement don't encourage efficiency and efficacy in treating chronic conditions, a new study finds little has been done to bring innovati...
STRATEGIC PLANNING MAY BE the most formidable job for those in the C suite. It commands fastidious due diligence along with resolute leadership, methodical implementation and unquestioned accountabili...
Medical coding applications are a “big productivity boost,” says Pamela Biffle, president of PB Healthcare Consulting. While you can only do coding tasks so many ways, Biffle said what&...
MPV automates processes for 3 medical groupsMedical Present Value, Inc. of Austin, Texas has added three academic medical groups to its list of customers seeking to automate payer contract...
BATON ROUGE, LA – Preparing for Medicare changes is an annual event at Baton Rouge General Hospital.The facility, located in Louisiana’s capital, is already anticipating changes M...
BLOOMINGTON, MN – The Buyers Health Care Action Group (BHCAG) is leading a Bridges to Excellence pay-for-performance pilot in Minnesota that will measure, monitor and reward the successful treat...