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AMA debates ethics of hospital 'mystery shoppers'
These days, it's far from unusual for hospitals and clinics to send undercover patients in to check out how the staff treats them. Administrators say such phantom patients--better known as "mystery Read more...
EMTALA flexibility proposed to relieve on-call MD shortages
In a new Medicare hospital payment rule released in late April, CMS included a proposal clarifying its on-call policies under EMTALA. If finalized, the proposal would let a group of hospitals in a Read more...
NC doctors fight malpractice disclosure website
A group of North Carolina doctors have come together to fight the state medical board's plan to post doctors' malpractice information on its website. While the North Carolina Medical Board says the Read more...
Federal judge smacks down CMS reg limiting Medicaid use
A federal judge based in Washington state has taken the side of hospitals in a dispute over the use of Medicaid reimbursement to subsidize safety-net services. In a move that the judge ruled was Read more...
IA bill exempts some hospitals from CON process
Iowa lawmakers have approved a bill that would strike down the state's certificate of need rules, at least as they apply to the state's 82 small, rural hospitals. The bill, which certainly makes the Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Australian MD proposes $47,000 payment for kidney donations
An Australian doctor has proposed that his country pay $47,000 for kidney donations to help fight an ongoing shortage. Kidney specialist Gavin Carney says would save thousands of lives and billions Read more...
CMS wants to cut skilled-nursing spending
CMS says it is proposing to cut about $770 million in overall payments to skilled-nursing facilities in fiscal 2009, though it also plans to help the industry with an inflationary update to absorb Read more...
Medicare commission recommends primary care increase
Hoping to "reward a career in primary care" and decrease shortages, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has recommended that Congress create a budget-neutral adjustment that will boost payments Read more...
PA proposes hospital tax to boost indigent care funds
The state of Pennsylvania is proposing to tax hospitals in two counties where the highest number of patients on its Medical Assistance program live. The state Department of Public Welfare wants to Read more...
Medicare moving to PPS system for renal care
A new report by CMS suggests that the agency is moving closer to creating a prospective payment system for dialysis centers serving patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The report, which was Read more...
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