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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:43 am | August 09, 2011
SCI Solutions, a provider of enterprise access management, physician connectivity and front-end revenue management software, is flush with two new investments and a new CEO, and it is on a path to growth, executives announced Tuesday.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:05 am | August 09, 2011
The Physician Group Practice (PGP) demonstration project championed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has resulted in quality improvements and Medicare savings and resulted in $110 million in incentive payments CMS announced Monday.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 05:18 pm | August 08, 2011
Seeking to ward off more funding cuts in FY 2012, the National Association of Community Health Centers released a report Monday detailing why community health centers are a good deal.
By Rene Letourneau | 03:03 pm | August 08, 2011
Nearly all health and healthcare policy leaders say they believe traditional safety-net providers – such as public hospitals, community health centers and faith-based organizations – will play a crucial role in the healthcare system of the United States after the Affordable Care Act goes into effect, found a recent survey conducted by The Commonwealth Fund and Modern Healthcare.
By Rene Letourneau | 11:24 am | August 08, 2011
According to its recent Community Benefits Report, the Iowa Hospital Association's 118 community hospitals provided more than $1.3 billion in community benefits in 2010.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:41 am | August 08, 2011
Medicare payments to hospices will see a 2.5 percent increase in FY 2012 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in a final rule at the end of July. The final rule also implements Affordable Care Act requirements.
By Rene Letourneau | 09:50 am | August 08, 2011
A Houston-area nursing home employee was arrested last week on charges of conspiracy, healthcare fraud and violations of the anti-kickback statute for unlawfully billing federal healthcare programs for ambulance transport, announced U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:31 pm | August 05, 2011
Results of a new survey of employers by benefits consulting firm Mercer show that most employers plan to continue offering health insurance coverage to their employees after all the provisions of the Affordable Care Act become effective in 2014.
By Chris Anderson | 12:04 pm | August 05, 2011
Results of a new survey of employers by benefits consulting firm Mercer show that most employers plan to continue offering health insurance coverage to their employees after all the provisions of the Affordable Care Act become effective in 2014.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:27 am | August 05, 2011
Many self-help gurus will say it's not helpful to compare yourself to others but a new study released Thursday comparing the administrative costs of physicians' offices in the United States and Canada brings home the point that standardizing administrative operations reduces costs and lessens hassles.