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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking steps to make sure states are using the State Children's Health Insurance Program for the purpose of providing health insurance for low-incom...
Blues: new incentives ‘crucial’ to healthcareThe Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association says any plans for healthcare reform should include incentives to provide quality care....
Rule could open homecare to Medicare beneficiariesMany Medicare beneficiaries will be able to receive care in their homes rather than an institutional setting, thanks to a proposed rule re...
PROCEDURAL AREAS are the heart of hospital operations. Surgical cases are a major contributor to hospitals’ net patient revenue. The total number of surgeries – inpatient and outpatient &#...
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs is launching a next-generation database and communication product that it says will streamline claims processing and enable faster reimbursement....
AUSTIN, TX – House Bill 2015 sailed through the Texas House (144-0) and Senate (31-0) and was signed into law last year by Governor Rick Perry.Now the law – which as of Jan. 1 req...
THE HOMECARE MARKET has seen an increase in consolidation over the past few years, and it’s not expected to slow down, according to experts. “There has been a lot of activity with...
ONLY 5 PERCENT of U.S. consumers visited a retail-based health clinic in 2007 – a 2 percent increase from 2006 – but the clinics are expected to continue to increase their “foothold&...
CLEVELAND – There was no lack of data when the Cleveland Clinic tried to analyze why payers rejected its claims.The world-renowned organization had built a denial database to collect th...
SEATTLE – Dealing with the inevitable paper components of a digital electronic medical record often represents a significant hit on productivity and restrains the full return possible with digit...