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Providers and payers say they’re ready to reap potential administrative savings from automated electronic processing for both data exchange and fund transfers.However, despite the wides...
Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said Friday that a competitive healthcare market based on quality and cost savings to the consumer is the only way to change the U.S. healthcare sys...
Health plans are enjoying healthy profits across the board, reporting robust third quarter earnings. Increased Medicare enrollment, streamlined operations and opportunities in the...
Physicians will be able to evaluate medical processes in terms of patient safety liability with a new Web-based tool developed by the MGMA, Health Research and Educational Trust and the Institute for...
surveys find Family practice revenues slipping Family practices have reported a decline in margins of 3.5 percent overall for 2005, according to two surveys by the Medical Gr...
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is continuing to increase the pressure on healthcare organizations to improve documentation of the community benefits they deliver in exchange for receiving tax-exempt s...
SSA pressed to make Medicare Part B changes The Social Security Administration could be hard-pressed to do an effective job of implementing changes in the Medicare Part B su...
For the second year in a row, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reported a reduction in improper Medicare claims payments as a result of increased oversight. The l...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has saved $2 billion in Medicare claims, thanks to its fraud and abuse initiatives. CMS’ efforts have been “extremely eff...
HUMAN ERROR, malicious intent and disregard for the law by those entrusted to protect the privacy of personal information has resulted in breaches of information security affecting more than 90 millio...