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- MSP COMPLIANCE: Take-home hints on MSP
Oct 2008
- SNEAK PEEK: Improving communication at Children's Atlanta
Oct 2008
- MORE RAC TIPS: What patient access managers should watch
Oct 2008
- What's new on PARC this week?
Sep 2008
- SPEAKING OF RACs: Patient access managers must be ready
Sep 2008
- SPEAKING OF MSP: Tips to monitor staff members’ efficiency
Sep 2008
- TIP: Don't forget about MSPs in RACs
Sep 2008
- NEW ON PARC: Patient access managers chime in on RAC preparedness survey
Sep 2008
- NEWS: Hospital settles charges of overbilling
Sep 2008
- ABNs: CMS releases new instructions
Sep 2008
- NEWS: Revised timeline for RACs
Sep 2008
- GOING ALL OUT: We'll even drive your car for you
Sep 2008
- NEWS: More people need help with bills
Sep 2008
- THE FACTS ON RACS: Take our survey!
Sep 2008
- Blog spotlight: Celebrate staff in a snap
Sep 2008
- SUCCESS IN PATIENT ACCESS: One shoe fits the other
Sep 2008
- TIP: Develop a customer service script
Sep 2008
- Q&A: ABNs and HINNs
Aug 2008
- SNEAK PEEK: Your MSP checklist
Aug 2008
- NEWS: New ABN forms not mandatory until March 2009
Aug 2008
- BENCHMARK HELP: Send us your thoughts
Aug 2008
- ADVISOR'S TIP: Interview candidates twice
Aug 2008
- SNEAK PEEK: Customer service recognized at Skagit Valley Hospital
Aug 2008
- TAKE OUR SURVEY: Charity Care
Aug 2008
- WHAT’S NEW ON PARC THIS WEEK?
Aug 2008
- NEWS: Urgent-care clinics offer ED alternative
Aug 2008
- ADVISOR'S TIP: Map out co-pay collection process
Aug 2008
- Q&A: ED billing for Inpatient Psychiatric Facility patient
Aug 2008
- Urgent-care clinics offer ED alternative
Aug 2008
- Illinois governor revises bills to benefit state's uninsured
Aug 2008
- ADVISOR'S TIP: Year-end planning
Aug 2008
- TEAM BUILDING: Patient access should be ready for RACs
Aug 2008
- 2008 SALARY SURVEY: Patient access managers overworked
Aug 2008
- NEWS: Medicare to pay bonuses for e-prescribing
Jul 2008
- What's new on PARC this week?
Jul 2008
- Experiment raises doctors' pay to reduce healthcare costs
Jul 2008
- NEWS: Six of 10 RACs in New York overturned on appeal
Jul 2008
- NEWS: Congress overrides Bush veto on Medicare
Jul 2008
- NEWS: With nudge by Kennedy, Medicare bill passes
Jul 2008
- Are you prepared for Medicare’s RACs?
Jul 2008
- Full report on 2009 OPPS proposed rule
Jul 2008
- Tell us your story, win a prize from PARC
Jul 2008
- Take our PARC salary survey!
Jul 2008
- Healthcare shoppers go undercover
Jul 2008
- Take our PARC salary survey
Jul 2008
- Thanks for visiting us!
Jul 2008
- Medicare supplement plan codes
Jul 2008
- NEWS: California sues Prime Healthcare over balance-billing practice
Jul 2008
- NEWS: UnitedHealth cuts 4,000 jobs and 2008 outlook
Jul 2008
- Q&A: Therapy and Part B
Jun 2008
- Medicare pays, even if providers do not
Jun 2008
- Kennedy fights for Massachusetts Medicaid
Jun 2008
- What’s new on PARC this week?
Jun 2008
- NEWS: Coventry's announcment makes impact
Jun 2008
- NEWS: Medical mistakes no longer billable in Massachusetts
Jun 2008
- BENCHMARKING REPORT: 2008 Recruitment and Retention report from PARC
Jun 2008
- HCPro at ANI conference
Jun 2008
- New York Medicaid to deny payment for hospital errors
Jun 2008
- Millions of Americans still underinsured, study finds
Jun 2008
- HCPro at ANI conference
Jun 2008
- What's new on PARC? BENCHMARKING REPORT: 2008 Recruitment and Retention report
Jun 2008
- What’s new on PARC this week?
Jun 2008
- Q&A: HINN 11
Jun 2008
- NEWS: CMS clarifies instructions regarding the attending/referring physician NPI for self referred mammograms
Jun 2008
- NEWS: One way to collect debt - send it to auction
Jun 2008
- What’s new on PARC this week!
May 2008
- NEWS: Newly insured outpace available doctors in Massachusetts
May 2008
- NEWS: Hartford Hospital refunds Medicare
May 2008
- Q&A: Self-pay patients
May 2008
- What’s new on PARC this week?
May 2008
- Q&A: Retention and recruitment in Patient Access
May 2008
- NEWS: Bill sets stay in hospital for breast cancer
May 2008
- Take our short MSP survey and receive a Starbucks gift card!
May 2008
- NEWS: CMS corrects previous Change Request on billing replaced devices under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) that are received without cost or with a credit
May 2008
- Q&A: MSP Questionnaire
May 2008
- What's new on PARC this week!
May 2008
- NEWS: Greenwich (CT) Hospital fined for overcharging Medicare program
May 2008
- NEWS: Judge rules against Blue Cross of Michigan on rate hikes
May 2008
- What’s new on PARC this week!
May 2008
- NEWS: Medicare bid process drawing flak
May 2008
- NEWS: Identity thieves prey on patients' medical records
May 2008
- Q&A: NPI rejections
May 2008
- HCPro at the NAHAM Conference
May 2008
- Q&A: Defining a "new patient."
May 2008
- What’s new on PARC this week!
May 2008
- NEWS: Dallas doctor to pay $253,000 to feds
May 2008
- NEWS: Medicare costs soar for cancer care
May 2008
- House votes down Medicaid cutbacks
Apr 2008
- NEWS: Florida bill seeks to clarify medical services pricing
Apr 2008
- UPDATE: CMS issues description of its process of assigning providers to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)
Apr 2008
- UPDATE: Fiscal year (FY) 2009 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule posted on CMS Web site
Apr 2008
- NEWS: Hospitals missing out on collection opportunities, study finds
Apr 2008
- NEWS: Florida hospitals cringe at proposed cuts to Medicaid
Apr 2008
- QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Apr 2008
- Take our short survey and be entered to win $100
Apr 2008
- HCPro at the NAHAM Conference
Apr 2008
- NEWS: U.S. Medicare decision on coding postponed
Apr 2008
- SURVEY: Enter to win $100 for taking our ED and clinic revenue cycle survey
Apr 2008
- NEWS: CMS issues fiscal year (FY) 2008 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) correction notice
Apr 2008
- GOT IDEAS? PARC needs your help with benchmarking reports
Apr 2008
- And the winners are...
Apr 2008
- Q&A: Updated definition of "new patient"
Apr 2008
- NEWS: Insurers look at virtual visits to doctor
Apr 2008
- NEWS: Majority of U.S. doctors back national insurance plan
Apr 2008
- NEWS: High costs force third of Americans to skip needed healthcare
Mar 2008
- NEWS: Outlook remains bleak for Medicare, Social Security
Mar 2008
- FRESH LOOK: HCPro, Inc. launches new logo and tagline as part of its new corporate branding initiative
Mar 2008
- PARC FEATURE STORY: People skills first
Mar 2008
- Q&A: HCPCS code 96116
Mar 2008
- News: Boston-area health provider predicts big loss
Mar 2008
- News: St. Louis health system settles lawsuit for uninsured patients
Mar 2008
- PARC CONTEST: Write us about your best access rep or manager
Mar 2008
- Q&A: Overlapping claims
Mar 2008
- NEWS: Hospitals to get $666 million from Medicare settlement
Mar 2008
- BREAKING NEWS: Medicare releases changes to ABN
Mar 2008
- NEWS: Medicare proposed rule draws criticism
Mar 2008
- NEWS: RACs collect $371.5 million in 2007
Mar 2008
- Q&A: Drugs associated with an NDC
Mar 2008
- BENCHMARKING REPORT: 2008 Self-pay report from PARC
Mar 2008
- NEWS: As medical costs grow, creditors get in the game
Feb 2008
- NEWS: Private Medicare plans' cost questioned
Feb 2008
- Q&A: Condition Code 44
Feb 2008
- Medicare expands coverage of ailing hearts
Feb 2008
- Paying patients test British healthcare system
Feb 2008
- U.S. deemed unready for health crisis
Feb 2008
- Billing for a multi-disciplinary clinic
Feb 2008
- Officials face challenges in providing care to uninsured
Feb 2008
- Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) reporting
Feb 2008
- Higher Medicaid fees can't fix pay gaps, say Georgia doctors
Feb 2008
- Higher Medicaid fees can't fix pay gaps, say Georgia doctors
Feb 2008
- Proposed Bush budget cuts would hit hospitals hard, administrators say
Feb 2008
- City hospitals work to improve emergency rooms
Feb 2008
- Proposals urging free choice of medical providers stir debate
Feb 2008
- Bush’s budget sparks more debate
Feb 2008
- Healthcare financing fraud trial nears
Feb 2008
- Bush seeks surplus via Medicare cuts
Feb 2008
- What's new on PARC this week!
Jan 2008
- Medicare fraud nets healthcare providers jail time
Jan 2008
- MA will pay for its health insurance initiative
Jan 2008
- Blue Cross aims to lower costs and improve quality
Jan 2008
- Enter to win $100 for taking our self-pay survey
Jan 2008
- Appeal could boost Pennsylvania hospitals' reimbursement from Medicare
Jan 2008
- CMS issues updated data files for determining disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments
Jan 2008
- Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system
Jan 2008
- Medicare extends reimbursements
Jan 2008
- National healthcare spending soars to record high
Jan 2008
- Survey shows consumers care about pricing data
Jan 2008
- National Uniform Billing Committee’s review
Jan 2008
- Medicaid payments triple
Jan 2008
- Investigation into WellCare limited to Florida
Jan 2008
- Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Dec 2007
- Doctor sentenced for insurance fraud
Dec 2007
- Physicians saving Medicare millions
Dec 2007
- Diagnostic tests provided to Skilled Nursing Facility residents
Dec 2007
- CMS announces changes to Inpatient Prospective Payment System, Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System, and Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System
Dec 2007
- Fresh pain for healthcare providers, too
Dec 2007
- New credit score system to debut this summer
Dec 2007
- MA residents enrolling in health plan
Dec 2007
- CDC report: 40 million Americans can't afford healthcare
Dec 2007
- UnitedHealth billing flaws persisted as company grew
Dec 2007
- Quick Medicare compliance survey: Your feedback is important
Dec 2007
- Condition codes
Dec 2007
- New York mulls insurance plan to cover everyone
Dec 2007
- For hospitals, debt parade hasn't stopped--yet
Dec 2007
- Congress to submit children's healthcare bill
Dec 2007
- Legislators, hospital officials move to stop controversial Medicare auditing program
Nov 2007
- Hospital must find $200 million to stay in business
Nov 2007
- Physicians to face largest reimbursement cut
Nov 2007
- Providers owe Medicaid $1 billion in back taxes
Nov 2007
- Skilled Nursing Facility determination
Nov 2007
- Georgia doctor pleads guilty to Medicare fraud
Nov 2007
- CMS releases 2008 OPPS final rule
Nov 2007
- Medicare will not change ESA-drug policy
Oct 2007
- Feds raid Medicare provider
Oct 2007
- Lawmakers: Government should issue Medicare drug plan itself
Oct 2007
- Medicaid enrollment falls
Oct 2007
- Insurers must correct Medicare practices
Oct 2007
- Healthcare lobbyists fight Washington on Medicare cuts
Oct 2007
- Hospitals can sue insurer, avoid lengthy Medicare appeals process
Oct 2007
- Important message from Medicare regarding NPI
Oct 2007
- Minnesota hospitals will not charge insurers and patients for their own errors
Sep 2007
- Consumer group: One-third of Americans had no health insurance for all or part of last two years
Sep 2007
- Texas hospitals adapt to more Spanish-speaking patients
Sep 2007
- Video/audio system implemented in NC hospital
Sep 2007
- MA hospitals may see cuts from treating uninsured patients
Sep 2007
- Insurance premiums on the rise
Sep 2007
- Take our Patient Access Director's survey!
Sep 2007
- Federal government proposes cuts to Medicaid payments to schools
Sep 2007
- Michigan insurance providers target specific age groups with custom plans
Sep 2007
- Scope of new Important Message from Medicare
Sep 2007
- Romney introduces plan for nationwide universal health coverage
Aug 2007
- Record numbers of Americans lack health insurance
Aug 2007
- Letter to the editor
Aug 2007
- University of Chicago Medical Center may hand off Medicaid patients
Aug 2007
- Illinois Blue Cross disputes payments for medical center
Aug 2007
- Health insurers aim to increase paying customers
Aug 2007
- Lawsuit claims hospital monopoly meant higher prices for patients
Aug 2007
- More hospitals using kiosks to register patients
Aug 2007
- New York healthcare providers to reimburse $7 million for duplicate billing
Aug 2007
- Michigan delays $54 million in scheduled payments to hospitals
Aug 2007
- New Orleans hospitals drowning under financial burdens
Aug 2007
- Medi-Cal funding halted due to budget impasse
Aug 2007
- Illinois hospital wins battle in charity care case
Jul 2007
- Kaiser fined for the second time in one year
Jul 2007
- Bush plans to stop expansion of children's healthcare plan
Jul 2007
- New OPPS proposed rule pushes wholesale packaging: CMS takes initial steps towar
Jul 2007
- Can you report on more than one PQRI measure at the same visit?
Jul 2007
- Uninsured Americans raise Medicare costs
Jul 2007
- How should we discipline staff who remove medical records from the facility?
Jul 2007
- Senate committee approves healthcare IT bill
Jul 2007
- Deadline extended for publication of provider reimbursement final rule
Jul 2007
- Study addresses low enrollment, low satisfaction with consumer driven plans
Jun 2007
- CMS publishes NPI notice
Jun 2007
- Study: Many of country's uninsured population are veterans
Jun 2007
- "Sicko" will surely stir the healthcare pot
Jun 2007
- Are hospitals bound by InterQual criteria when determining patient status?
Jun 2007
- Los Angeles hospital given 23 days to correct emergency procedures
Jun 2007
- CMS issues FAQs regarding NPPES
Jun 2007
- Can patient access staff give out ED information over the phone?
Jun 2007
- Study: P4P program not working-yet
Jun 2007
- WellPoint CFO asked to resign
Jun 2007
- Having trouble appealing your denied claims?
Jun 2007
- Providers face July 1 deadline to begin delivering discharge message
Jun 2007
- Florida Hospital promises emergency-room patients an hour wait
Jun 2007
- Can someone e-mail patient information to a registration department?
May 2007
- Survey: Patients in favor of EHRs
May 2007
- Aetna changes reimbursement procedures
May 2007
- Are we required to include a disclaimer on all faxes?
May 2007
- Cash collections: Develop a thorough program for your entire team
May 2007
- ABCs of ABNs
May 2007
- Study: U.S. healthcare system compares poorly to other wealthy countries
May 2007
- CMS offers guidance for hospitals that provide emergency services
May 2007
- Can physician move patient directly into observation after surgery?
May 2007
- HCA execs head to Washington, propose uninsured program
May 2007
- Free patient access salary survey
May 2007
- Katrina physicians suing Louisiana over uncompensated care
May 2007
- Anthem Blue Cross in Indiana offers price shopping tool for members
May 2007
- NPIs: Taxonomy code for psychiatric residents?
May 2007
- Wal-Mart set to open as many as 400 retail clinics
Apr 2007
- New Jersey may soon collect co-pays from Medicaid recipients
Apr 2007
- Report: NJ marred by fraudulent charity care program
Apr 2007
- CMS proposed rule moves toward severity-adjusted DRGs
Apr 2007
- UnitedHealth: No more long waits for claims decisions
Apr 2007
- CMS to hold NPI roundtable
Apr 2007
- Study: Consumers embracing retail clinics
Apr 2007
- CMS: Initial NPI deadline will not be enforced
Apr 2007
- Texas Web site provides price transparency
Mar 2007
- NC collaborative to coordinate better care for uninsured population
Mar 2007
- MA healthcare initiative hits another snag
Mar 2007
- CMS proposes changes to ABN form
Mar 2007
- New program helps emergency responders identify hospital destinations quicker
Mar 2007
- HCA hospitals now on the forefront of transparency movement
Mar 2007
- UB-04: Priority type of visit: Required for all patient types?
Mar 2007
- TN hospital takes proactive approach to make up for reimbursement losses
Mar 2007
- Bush's budget proposal, states uninsured initiatives at odds
Feb 2007
- Report: 9/11 attacks costing U.S. $393m in healthcare costs
Feb 2007
- Bush's Medicare and Medicaid cuts would hit hospitals hard
Feb 2007
- Unlikely groups team up for healthcare initiative
Feb 2007
- Katrina proves EHRs are necessary
Feb 2007
- House calls the latest in patient convenience
Feb 2007
- P4P experiment shows tremendous quality improvements
Jan 2007
- Organizations teaming up to market healthcare charge cards
Jan 2007
- Bush will propose tax code to make insurance selection process easier
Jan 2007
- NH HHS lists more equipment exclusions under Medicaid coverage
Jan 2007
- Pittsburgh health system experiments with online scheduling software
Jan 2007
- Sen. Kennedy pushes for federal universal healthcare plan
Jan 2007
- Healthcare spending increases at slow pace in 2005
Jan 2007
- Schwarzenegger argues healthcare "fee" is not a tax
Jan 2007
- Report: Fewer children enrolled in Medicaid
Jan 2007
- Gates Foundation investing in Tenet
Jan 2007
- MA healthcare initiative has fast start; challenges remain
Jan 2007
- CMS plans hospital quality improvement program
Jan 2007
- Some CA insurers won't insure certain categories of people
Jan 2007
- New Medicare drug numbers may undercut proposal for government negotiations
Jan 2007
- Groups support New Hampshire's Rx confidentiality law
Jan 2007
- Study: Vacation time important to your health
Jan 2007
- Seattle group among those participating in quality of care initiative
Jan 2007
- Just three states have qualified for OIG incentives offer
Jan 2007
- MA hospitals, centers spreading the word of universal healthcare initiative
Jan 2007
- Poll: CA voters favor requiring employers to provide insurance coverage
Jan 2007
- Boston mayor requests investigation into Humana pricing tactics
Jan 2007
- Schwarzenegger ready to unveil healthcare reform plan
Jan 2007
- Kaiser meeting with CA regulators, proposing policy changes
Jan 2007
- Report: USC Hospital among worst in liver transplant deaths
Jan 2007
- CT to unveil disease-management programs
Jan 2007
- Universal healthcare plan in Massachusetts now faces marketing challenge
Jan 2007
- Physician organization, patients team in class-action suit against CA insurer
Jan 2007
- Experts: Healthcare will take center stage in 2007
Dec 2006
- Hospital employee pleads guilty for stealing, selling medical supplies
Dec 2006
- Kaiser employee reprimanded for blog submission
Dec 2006
- MN hospitals taking part in interpreter study
Dec 2006
- Study: Pay-for-performance impractical because of lack of provider tools
Dec 2006
- Vermont Web site accidentally releases patient information
Dec 2006
- Report: California healthcare reform will be difficult to implement
Dec 2006
- CT physician sues states officials after being accused of Medicaid fraud
Dec 2006
- OIG: Physicians didn't consistently code the place of service
Dec 2006
- WI considering increased cigarette tax to help cover healthcare costs
Dec 2006
- United settles after misleading customers
Dec 2006
- MD hospitals experiencing heavy ER volume
Dec 2006
- Schwarzenegger finds "hidden" tax for uninsured coverage
Dec 2006
- CMS updates several CPT, HCPCS codes for 2007
Dec 2006
- Spectrum Health lists estimated charges for top procedures
Dec 2006
- Oregon democrat proposes universal healthcare plan
Dec 2006
- NCVHS chairman questions NPI readiness
Dec 2006
- Insurers take a big hit in Oregon
Dec 2006
- Medicaid proposed cuts arriving on Monday
Dec 2006
- Massachusetts health plan may serve as a national model
Dec 2006
- TX county considers new medical claims auditing service
Dec 2006
- Survey: Companies shifting costs of retiree coverage to retirees
Dec 2006
- Hospitals dedicated to working with patients with debt
Dec 2006
- Alabama judge throws out Scrushy's new trial request
Dec 2006
- Pay-for-performance gives physicians a chance to turn a negative into a positive
Dec 2006
- Patient information stolen from insurance vendor
Dec 2006
- Report: Missouri will soon fall into Medicaid 'crisis'
Dec 2006
- CMS to expand coverage for diabetes care
Dec 2006
- CA democrats propose foundation of universal healthcare plan
Dec 2006
- CDHPs: The newest insurance plan on the block
Dec 2006
- MO officials propose Medicaid overhaul
Dec 2006
- Web sites lend support for ill patients, enhance experience
Dec 2006
- WA insurer retreats in face of criticism, lawsuit
Dec 2006
- Web sites lend support for ill patients, enhance experience
Dec 2006
- OIG: Nebraska claimed duplicate charges
Dec 2006
- Co-chair of National Kidney Foundation at center of debate
Dec 2006
- KY executive in hot water for "illegal" gift
Dec 2006
- Report: High-deductible plans not as valuable as advertised
Dec 2006
- Illinois joins states in quest of universal health plan
Dec 2006
- Testimony: Medicare payments for anemia may lead to heart complications
Dec 2006
- Judge rules no arbitration in physician lawsuit against insurers
Dec 2006
- New concept: Company sets out to simplify patient bills, lower bad debt
Dec 2006
- Study: Hospital-physician relationship continuing to crumble
Dec 2006
- GA senator proposing incentive program for uninsured population
Dec 2006
- Courts: CT HMOs must report Medicaid data
Dec 2006
- CMS makes consumer-friendly upgrades to Web site
Dec 2006
- CMS makes consumer-friendly upgrades to its Web site
Dec 2006
- MA officials will publicize mortality rates for heart surgeons
Dec 2006
- Study: Colorado healthcare costs have doubled in six years
Dec 2006
- Government: $3.1 billon in fraud recovery in 2006
Dec 2006
- Wal-Mart tops dubious list in Washington
Dec 2006
- Study: When given a choice, more employees select HMOs over CDHPs
Dec 2006
- AL physician charged in Medicare fraud case
Dec 2006
- FL ERs charging patients with nonemergencies extra
Dec 2006
- San Francisco universal plan could serve as national model
Dec 2006
- United to introduce patient ID cards
Dec 2006
- Report: Healthcare costs in Boston have doubled in six years
Dec 2006
- DC family sues district over late ambulance arrival, family member's death
Dec 2006
- CMS unveils new rules
Dec 2006
- Government reports cost savings for Medicare drug program
Nov 2006
- LA appeals court rejects Blue Cross appeal
Nov 2006
- HHS: Four steps to reduce healthcare costs
Nov 2006
- Patients at AZ hospitals may get significant refunds
Nov 2006
- IT donations may put some hospitals in danger of losing tax-exempt status
Nov 2006
- Patients at AZ hospitals may get significant refunds
Nov 2006
- IT donations may put some hospitals in danger of losing tax-exempt status
Nov 2006
- CO hospital victimized by fraud
Nov 2006
- Wal-Mart completes nationwide generic drug program
Nov 2006
- Report: CA hospitals failing to inform patients of charity care rights
Nov 2006
- CMS makes physicians office, HOPD payment information available
Nov 2006
- Survey: More physicians using electronic medical records
Nov 2006
- Commission suggests recommendations for New York's flailing healthcare system
Nov 2006
- AMA pushes to halt Medicare cuts
Nov 2006
- Report: CA hospitals not abiding by state charity care law
Nov 2006
- Consumers ditching HMOs for PPOs
Nov 2006
- Federal officials: Hospitals can donate medical record systems to physicians
Nov 2006
- California late in enforcing Medicaid citizenship requirements
Nov 2006
- Cuts in MA may endanger universal healthcare reform
Nov 2006
- TN pair pleads guilty to insurance fraud
Nov 2006
- LA attorney's office files 'dumping' charges against Kaiser hospital
Nov 2006
- A hospital money-back guarantee? Two groups think it's a good idea
Nov 2006
- CMS adopts rate changes for E/M
Nov 2006
- NJ health officials introduce campaign against obesity
Nov 2006
- IBM hired to help solve ER misuse problem
Nov 2006
- IRS: Hospitals tax status endangered by IT donations
Nov 2006
- High healthcare prices driving some employers to break the law
Nov 2006
- CMS fixes noncompliant transactions
Nov 2006
- CMS commits more money to E/M
Nov 2006
- Virtual checkups: Trendy technology for in-home care
Nov 2006
- MA insurance law may have critical flaw
Nov 2006
- Poll: Medicare beneficiaries satisfied with plans
Nov 2006
- PA healthcare center puts patients first
Nov 2005
- CMS updates Medicare rates for 2007
Nov 2006
- Kaiser's CIO steps down
Nov 2006
- U.S. hospital bill approaches $800 billion
Nov 2006
- Electronic health records still not routine part of medical practice
Nov 2006
- CA outpatient clinic settles 'upcoding' allegations
Nov 2006
- LA attorney's office considering legal action hospitals that 'dump' patients
Nov 2006
- Government hoping to fix Medicare billing issue before 2007 enrollment begins
Nov 2006
- HealthSouth settles Medicare fraud allegations
Nov 2006
- HCA, United agree to contract through 2011
Nov 2006
- New Orleans healthcare plan would cost much more than originally thought
Nov 2006
- Man sues hospital for PHI theft
Nov 2006
- Insurers: Medicare premiums in PA will skyrocket in '07
Nov 2006
- Ford decides to significantly cut healthcare benefits
Nov 2006
- Audit determines that CMS followed HPMP regulations
Nov 2006
- CMS reveals a few wrinkles in OPPS final rule
Nov 2006
- Bush administration lays down Medicaid rules for illegal immigrants' newborns
Nov 2006
- Study: American healthcare system lags behind other countries in several areas
Nov 2006
- CMS released OPPS final rule for '07
Nov 2006
- Authorities: Hospital employee stole PHI from charts
Nov 2006
- Judge throws out Brockovich suits
Nov 2006
- HI regulators examining provider reimbursement issues
Nov 2006
- Seattle's 'charitable' hospitals taking it on the chin
Nov 2006
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