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The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (OIG), has identified 20 portable X-ray suppliers with "questionable billing patterns," according to a report issued Tuesday.
Current efforts to increase the number of primary care physicians in this country may not be enough to quickly increase the supply of practitioners according to a new policy analysis from the National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR).
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has developed a legislative proposal to expand the use of telemedicine for Medicaid enrollees with high-risk pregnancies and neonatal care needs. The ATA says it could save Medicare $186 million over the next 10 years.
A new study published last week in the journal Pediatrics showed that children without special healthcare needs who received care in a medical home model had fewer visits to their physicians, had lower rates of emergency room use and exhibited healthier behaviors than those in other care models.
Even though the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken steps to curtail fraud and abuse from Medicare suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS), it needs to do more says a recently released report from the Office of Inspector General.
A recent market survey of payers by healthcare software provider HealthEdge shows that the majority of payers are planning to support new payment and healthcare models in the next three years.
The American Medical Association (AMA) last week released two new trend reports in its Policy Research Perspective series illustrating the high price doctors pay to protect themselves against malpractice suits.
Healthcare real estate will continue to be a strong investment category in 2012 concludes an analysis by Jones Lang LaSalle, a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate.
Aided by a $9.6 million grant from the Robina Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital plans to launch a new approach to end-of-life care for patients with Alzheimer's disease, stage III and stage IV cancer and heart failure.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) has pledged its support for the Office of the National Coordinator's (ONC) campaign to promote consumer awareness of health information technology.