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Instead of the usual "deny-and-defend" approach, they are revamping their policies to be more open.
Many doctors and nurses need the assistance of interpreters not only to overcome language barriers but also to navigate cultural differences. Opportunities for miscommunication with patients abound.
The computer virus has evolved and is targeting hospitals with a massive campaign.
Alaska, Alabama, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wyoming, will have only one carrier per rating region in every region in the state, the Avalere study said.
A total of 1,304 health centers across will use the money expand quality improvement systems and infrastructure and to improve primary care service delivery.
Nurses said health plan would have put too much burden for cost increases on nurses.
The federal agency is considering fines and other sanctions for providers who engage in this.
Bundles would cover a screening mammogram and other later diagnostic breast imaging services.
Providers will now be held to using the correct degree of specificity in their coded claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
A new peer60 study analyzing services offered to hospitals by HCAHPS vendors shows price, reporting functionality and customer service are all important features to their provider customers.