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The 178 “worst” hospitals in the United States care for more than twice the proportion of elderly minority and poor patients as the nation’s 122 “best” hospitals, where costs are lowest and quality highest.
Watching Conrad Murray on trial for allegedly unintentionally killing pop star Michael Jackson allows us to indulge in voyeurism, but some also regard the trial as presenting an allegory of sorts, that has particular significance for doctors.
With the October 2013 deadline for ICD-10 implementation looming, providers are looking for solutions to make the shift as painless as possible.
St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M Health Information Systems recently released its 360 Encompass System, which offers auto-suggested codes and real-time clinical documentation improvement prompts that are delivered at the point of care. The application codes in ICD-10 and also enables coding in ICD-9 while viewing the ICD-10 equivalent.
Nearly half of healthcare providers plan to replace their current revenue cycle management (RCM) system in the next five years, according to a new survey from market researcher KLAS.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced this week that it has awarded grants totaling more than $34 million in 2011 in the fight against healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Healthcare entities are falling behind recommended timelines for implementing the required ICD-10 code sets by the October 1, 2013 compliance date, according to a survey conducted by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI).
UnitedHealthcare and healthcare provider Sharp Healthcare have announced a five-year contract renewal that also includes the rebranding of a current United Medicare Advantage plan to be called Sharp SecureHorizons Plan by UnitedHealthcare (HMO).
Web-based healthcare information provider HealthGrades announced Wednesday that it has reached a definitive agreement to merge with CPM, a customer relationship management solutions firm.
The growing drug shortage crisis is the number one supply chain concern for providers nationwide says Novation, a group purchasing organization. Yet, even in these dire circumstances, there may be a glimmer of hope.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that medical device company Dfine has agreed to pay the United States $2.39 million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to induce physicians to use its devices for treating spinal fractures.