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The payment approach used by Medicare to reimburse freestanding ambulatory surgical centers should be changed to match how the program pays for procedures in surgery centers attached to hospitals....
Three healthcare organizations have developed a Web-based tool to help physicians assess patient safety procedures, with an eye toward reducing practices’ liability exposure....
With hospitals receiving set payments for providing care, getting patients into the most appropriate care as soon as possible is crucial. Every day a patient spends in a setting that provides more car...
Click4Care of Powell, Ohio, a provider of medical management software, has unveiled the newest version of its ThinkHealth Solution, ThinkHealth Version 3.0, which helps payers with me...
3M’s healthcare IT division will purchase SoftMed Systems Inc., a healthcare software and services provider, in a deal that will...
Payment information for Medicare services commonly performed in physicians' offices and hospitals' outpatient departments will be made available to beneficiaries, providers and payers, the Centers for...
A new study released in the November/December issue of Health Affairs suggests that the aging American population may strain employer-based health insurance....
Hospitals in Texas, Mississippi, Missouri and New York top the third annual Top 200 Coding Hospital Report presented by HSS, an Ingenix company. Officials unveiled the list at the American Health Info...
HCA Inc. entered a new phase last month, becoming a privately held company on November 16 after shareholders approved one of the largest leveraged buyouts in history.As part of the buyout, sh...
The current approach to funding health insurance may be undergoing significant changes, as consumers seek different coverage options and employers struggle with their ability to provide insurance cost...