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Roosevelt Hairston, Jr., the executive vice president and general counsel for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, has been fired, according to a statement made last week by hospital officials.
Complicated ICD-10 conversion will affect all areas of Orlando Health, but officials said the organization is on track for meeting the Oct. 1., 2013, deadline.
Kaiser Permanente has received the highest customer loyalty ranking in the health insurance sector, according to the Satmetrix 2011 Net Promoter industry rankings released Feb. 18.
Concentra, a subsidiary of Humana, Inc., has acquired the assets of New Jersey-based Immediate Medical Care Center, P.A. (IMCC), a provider of urgent care and occupational health services to the private patient and employer community.
In an effort to increase efficiency and improve cash recovery on commercial bills, eligibility efforts and patient-pay accounts, the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, known as the MED, will be using Connance Agency Manager and Scoring with PARO charity care analytics.
Converting to the ICD-10 medical diagnosis code set is not for the faint of heart. It's likely to be complicated, expensive and may entail a loss of productivity that could take five-to-six years to gain back, according to experts. The conversion is federally mandated by Oct. 1, 2013, and unlike many times in the past, there's no indication it will be postponed.
LifePoint Hospitals saw an increase in its continuing operations revenues for both the fourth quarter and year ending Dec. 31, 2010.
Preferred Care Partners has entered the Medicaid market with the launch of CareFlorida, a new health plan serving Medicaid recipients in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Preferred Care Partners is one of the largest private Medicare-Advantage plans in Florida.
A report from Moody's Investors Services shows that changes in employee benefits plan designs as well as new medical management techniques such as employee wellness programs are playing a large role in reducing demand for healthcare services.
Craneware, Inc., a provider of automated revenue integrity solutions for the U.S. healthcare market, has acquired Nashville-based ClaimTrust, Inc., a Software-as-a-Service revenue cycle technology vendor.