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The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services have expanded Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations to Brooklyn, N.Y., Tampa, Fla., and Baton Rouge, La.
The Wellmont Health System in Kingsport, Tenn., is expanding its revenue cycle management technology to include charge integrity, revenue capture and revenue recovery software.
A ventilation standard from ASHRAE and ASHE has been incorporated into the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, copyrighted by the Facility Guidelines Institute and published by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., has selected a vendor to help identify and reduce excess clinical supply inventory and improve its overall OR inventory investment.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has made changes to its disease management accreditation and certification requirements, adding voluntary performance reporting for five chronic conditions.
The Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa, Iowa, has signed a Letter of Intent to be acquired by RegionalCare Hospital Partners, a for-profit company focused on the operation of community hospitals.
U.S. officials should revise the National Vaccine Strategy to accelerate development of high-priority vaccines, according to a new report released by the Institute of Medicine.
The American Academy of Family Physicians has stated that it "strongly opposes" the Senate amendment introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) which would postpone implementation of the CMS 2010 fee schedule.
Materials management leaders at Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Ky., say they have realized significant supply chain savings by using a spend management decision-support solution.
Over the past twenty years, the percentage of uninsured Californians has risen, while the number of employers offering coverage has fallen.