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2010 was a record year for the number of practicing physician assistants (PAs) in the United States. The American Academy of Physician Assistants' 2010 Census Report found numbers of practicing PAs reached 83,466, up 100 percent from 10 years ago.
Hospitals and physicians are forging tighter relationships than ever before and the nature of those bonds sports various guises. While economics seem to be the main impetus for these new alliances, providers have many reasons for seeking closer ties, industry analysts say.
Canada's ICD-10-CA implementation did not go smoothly for many reasons. But healthcare professionals were able to learn from the problems and get practices and hospitals on track.
Healthcare providers may now apply to participate in a new program known as the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative (shortened to Bundled Payments Initiative [BPI]).
If eternal vigilance is the price of freedom, it’s also the burden hospitals and physician practices must bear when dealing with compliance issues. Healthcare Finance News Editor Richard Pizzi spoke recently with two experts in healthcare compliance, John Brooke and Scot McLeod of Compliance 360, to glean a few tips for readers.
Healthcare Finance News Managing Editor René Letourneau spoke recently with Jim Webb, senior vice president of operations at Provista, an Irving, Texas-based group purchasing organization, about how to get the most out of your GPO.
Short of handing the bill to a patient being wheeled into the hospital, ambulance services often have a difficult time recouping their expenses. In the aftermath of the emergency, that ambulance bill always seems to find its way to the back of the pile of unopened or neglected mail.
Nearly 100 state and specialty medical societies are urging the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to include medical liability reforms in the legislative proposal it is due to release next month.
As the number of self-paying patients and high-deductible health plans grows, providers are encountering more difficulty than ever before with collecting payment for services rendered.