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The percentage of the nation's population without health insurance increased to 16.7 percent in 2009 from 15.4 percent in 2008, according to the latest data released Thursday by the Census Bureau.
Annual performance-based incentive plans are on the rise for physicians, according to a new survey of provider organizations.
Hospitals looking to clean up their claims management workflow might benefit from a new partnership between Benchmark Revenue Management and Nebo Systems.
Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), co-chairman of the GOP Doctors Caucus, has called for a Congressional hearing on healthcare reform, with hopes of repealing it.
Consumers surveyed in a new study said they hope their health insurance companies will help them understand healthcare reform and how it will impact their lives.
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $31 million for prevention and wellness initiatives.
Saratoga Hospital, a 207-bed community hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Albany Medical Center, a 651-bed academic medical center in Albany, N.Y., are partnering to provide outpatient emergency care at a jointly run facility.
Perhaps the biggest problem with antiquated claims processing methods is the wondering: Did the claim go through? Was it complete? Is there a hang-up somewhere? Where exactly is the claim? Will it be paid or will be it be rejected? All of these questions arise when the financial operations staff doesn't have a window into revenue cycle machinations.
While healthcare providers of all sizes grapple with the upcoming change to a ICD-10 and its more robust method of coding medical procedures and care, providers should also prepare for a sobering reality: Coder productivity is likely to drop significantly in the early months of implementation.
A combination of health IT and process re-engineering enabled Centura Health, the largest healthcare provider in Colorado, to increase its monthly patient collections from $469,000 in July 2008 to $1.6 million by March 2010.