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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed three national coverage determinations (NCDs) to establish uniform national policies designed to prevent Medicare from paying for certain...
Emdeon, which develops and markets revenue and payment cycle management technology for the healthcare industry, has unveiled the U.S. Healthcare Efficiency Index to monitor business efficiency in heal...
Healthcare IT can improve the quality of care received by the chronically ill and lower costs, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The report, issued by A...
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have asked the Government Accountability Office to study best practices used by states, hospitals and other c...
The Condell Health Network has agreed without litigation to pay the United States and the state of Illinois $36 million as a result of filing false claims for reimbursement.The health system volunt...
Although healthcare transaction activity has slowed during the downturn in the economy, investment banks, private equity houses, hedge funds and lenders continue to aggressively seek healthcare deals....
State officials are urging the federal government to help them with a $140 billion budget shortfall expected before 2010. Due to the declining economy, states face an increased call for Medic...
Highmark providers, such as primary care physicians, specialists, healthcare facilities and hospitals, now have access to tools to assist them in discussions with Highmark members about out-of-pocket...
Humana Military Healthcare Services, a subsidiary of Humana Inc. and the TRICARE Contractor for the South Region announced that MinuteClinic services would be available to TRICARE beneficiaries in a n...
HCA Virginia is one step closer to building a new 164-bed hospital in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., after the Loudon County (Va.) Planning Commission voted to approve the project.Construct...