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The owner and operator of a Broward County, Fla.-area halfway house was sentenced Tuesday to 24 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients through a fraudulent mental health company.
In an effort to standardize financial transparency for nonprofit and for-profit hospitals in New Jersey, the state's Senate's Health Committee approved a bill that would require for-profits to publicly disclose the same financial information that nonprofit entities must file with the Internal Revenue Services.
A computer glitch has resulted in Maine potentially covering 19,000 residents with Medicaid benefits who are no longer eligible to receive coverage.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the health reform law has eliminated lifetime limits on coverage for more than 105 million Americans.
Fifty-seven percent of private health plan payers are hesitant to accelerate the adoption of bundled payment without positive provider feedback, according to a recent poll from healthcare IT and research firm Gantry Group, LLC.
The Medical Group Management Association yesterday urged the U.S Department of Health and Human Services to take immediate action to help alleviate payment disruptions that have occurred due to the transition to HIPAA 5010.
It's no secret successful healthcare only works with well-engaged patients. But, whether it's a lack of usable technology or unproven theories, recent research has shown patients are still simply not interested in managing their care. Steve Krupa outlines four reasons patients aren't managing their care.
A national survey of physicians finds that doctors believe their patients' unmet social needs, such as access to reliable transportation and adequate housing, lead directly to worse health.
A new set of eight MAP keys was recently released by the HFMA, and when used correctly, aids hospitals, health systems and physician practices in tracking performance over time. Here are the eight new MAP keys for physician practice management.
Diversified Service Options (DSO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. and the holding company for First Coast Service Options (FCSO), has reached an agreement to acquire Highmark Medicare Services (HMS), a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based Highmark Inc.