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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) recently introduced a bill that they say would curtail fraud, but opponents say its value is dubious.
In response to the April 7 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommendation that medical practitioners who use substantially higher levels of advanced diagnostic imaging services receive Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approval before being able to provide those services, the Imaging e-Ordering Coalition encourages Medicare officials to instead look to existing clinical decision support tools to reduce costs, increase efficiency, support appropriate use, and improve quality of care in diagnostic imaging.
Some New Jersey lawmakers have threatened to exclude Medicaid spending from 2012 state budget negotiations, if they don't get more details from Gov. Chris Christie's administration on plans to save $300 million in the program.
Tenet Healthcare has taken its fight to stave off a hostile takeover bid by Community Health Systems to the next level - filing a lawsuit that alleges the hospital operator improperly bills cases as higher-paying admissions rather than lower-paying outpatient observations.
The U.S. healthcare sector was among the leaders in new job creation nationwide in March, with employment increasing by approximately 36,600 positions.
The Children's Aid Society has acquired a new healthcare facility in the Bronx. The 40,000-square-foot facility is replacing its Bronx Family Center and will double the aid society's capacity for its medical, dental and mental health services programs.
Studies have shown that many Baby Boomers don't have enough in savings to sustain them at the level of living they expect or to withstand long-term illness or health catastrophes. The picture hasn't changed much for the next generation - those who are 45 now - according to a study by the Urban Institute and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Elsevier/MEDai has announced that AtlantiCare, the largest health system in southeast New Jersey, will implement Orlando, Fla.-based MEDai's Risk Navigator suite of solutions to provide analytics for its Health Engagement program.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) on April 8 named Farzad Mostashari, MD, to replace David Blumenthal, MD as national coordinator for health information technology.
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to help reduce health disparities among ethnic and racial minorities.