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By Mary Mosquera | 08:31 am | November 10, 2011
CMS will analyze enrollment and medical claims to keep bad actors out of Medicare, share information with Medicaid and thwart fraudulent payment.
By Mike Miliard | 11:02 am | November 07, 2011
HMS Holdings Corp. announced Monday that it will acquire HealthDataInsights, the Medicare recovery audit contractor for Region D, for approximately $400 million.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:06 pm | November 03, 2011
Nearly half of healthcare providers plan to replace their current revenue cycle management (RCM) system in the next five years, according to a new survey from market researcher KLAS.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:12 pm | October 25, 2011
Prescription drugs are more expensive in the United States than in any other developed nation. What are some of the reasons behind the astronomical cost of pharmaceuticals, and are there any steps the government could take to make drugs cheaper to US buyers? Check out this interesting graphic and give us your opinion.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:48 am | October 18, 2011
The deadline for HIPAA 5010 compliance is knocking at the door but there is confusion, even at this late date, about what "readiness" means, says the Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA).
By Richard Pizzi | 10:15 pm | December 22, 2010
The Bethesda Healthcare System, a not-for-profit, two-hospital system in Boynton Beach, Fla., intends to redesign its revenue cycle processes, adding a fully automated financial and clinical patient record.
By Chris Anderson | 10:59 am | December 20, 2010
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has adopted model language for health insurance exchanges designed to provide guidance to individual states as they establish insurance exchanges as required under health reform.
By Molly Merrill | 11:22 am | December 17, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon be outfitted with new state-of-the-art fraud fighting analytic tools to prevent wasteful and fraudulent payments in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
By Chelsey Ledue | 10:57 am | December 17, 2010
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will begin using Medicare's standard payment rates for certain medical procedures performed by non-VA providers on Feb. 16, 2011.
By Diana Manos | 11:13 am | December 15, 2010
In a new sample audit of Medicaid payments, the Office of the Inspector General found the government "inappropriately paid" 6.5 million claims for a total of $724 million. The claims were for personal care service provided by attendants who didn't have proof of federally required qualifications.