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WASHINGTON – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has filed a lawsuit to stop a federal rule that would cut Medicare reimbursement rates for hospices across the country....
RALEIGH, NC – WakeMed Health & Hospitals, an 870-bed system with 7,500 employees in healthcare facilities in and around Raleigh, N.C., aims to improve its recruitment and hiring processes wi...
MILWAUKEE, WI – Metro Imaging is among several imaging centers successfully using its radiology information system (RIS) and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) to help streamline...
EVEN AS THE presidential race gets down to the wire, some voters have had enough of the bipartisan bickering standing in the way of U.S. healthcare reform. They want change to come no matter who wins....
WASHINGTON – According to Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, the fundamental healthcare question facing America these days is how to slow rapidly rising costs. The Ariz...
Initiative IDs caregivers of Medicare beneficiaries The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has launched Ask Medicare, an initiative to help family caregivers access valuable health...
Insurer marketing favors MA over stand-alone plansA recent Kaiser Family Foundation study revealed that insurers preferred to advertise Medicare Advantage to stand-alone drug plans. Accord...
Faster payments and ease of claims processing are just two goals for physician practices around the country, and many have found that a clearinghouse service is one way to achieve this.Regula...
In August, our family spent many enjoyable hours watching the Summer Olympics in Beijing. But the highlight for me was watching the marathons.I can somewhat relate to men and women running a...
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a deadline of October 1, 2011, for the industry to convert to ICD-10 for coding diagnoses and treatment.Advocat...