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NewsHospitals to avoid stroke treatment with weak Medicare reimbursements
Medicare may be shortchanging hospitals for stroke therapy, Reuters reported Friday. A recent study published in the journal Stroke found that treatment using particular clotting drugs costs U.S. Read more...
Senators' bipartisan push would publicize MDs' Medicare claims data
Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the "Strengthening Program Integrity and Accountability in Health Care Act of 2011" yesterday, with a key provision that would Read more...
What good is healthcare reform without enough doctors?
There appears to be one significant gap that the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill doesn't address: The shortage of doctors. The American Academy of Family Physicians predicts that Read more...
Obama gets some hospital support for turning MedPAC into rate-setting authority
While the majority of industry groups remain opposed to the idea, President Obama has won over some hospitals to his proposal to form an independent commission which would determine how much Medicare Read more...
| Press Releases323 Hospitals Losing $1.82 Billion Annually in Medicare Payment for 12 Orthopedic and Cardiac Cases, Says AnalysisPremier healthcare alliance’s Economic Outlook shows providers interested in lower-cost device alternatives demonstrating equal or better clinical outcomes to brand-name products CHARLOTTE, N.C.--( Read more >> Hospital Financing Expert Jeff Harris Joins Sellers DorseyWidely Recognized Expert Expands Firm’s Medicaid Financing Capabilities PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sellers Dorsey announced that Jeff Harris, a former principal with the firm Spivey/Harris Read more >> Springhill Medical Center Among First Gulf Coast Hospitals to Receive Medicare Payment for Electronic Health Record InitiativeUse of Sunrise™ from Allscripts Improves Clinical Outcomes for Alabama Hospital, Drives $2 Million IncentiveMOBILE, Ala., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Springhill Medical Center, a 252-bed acute care Read more >> New UHC Calculator Assesses Impact of CMS' VBP Program on AMC ReimbursementsInteractive tool helps AMCs focus on data-based performance improvement opportunitiesCHICAGO, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UHC announced its new, interactive online calculator that helps its member Read more >> AACE Applauds Introduction of Congressional Bills to Preserve Patient Access to Osteoporosis Testing Under MedicareJACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) applauds the introduction of legislation in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Read more >> |
