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Just 10 months out from the ICD-10 compliance date, fewer than 10 percent of physician practices say they've made significant progress in their readiness for implementation, according to the Medical Group Management Association.
The hospital company said the controversial “two-midnight” rule, which took effect during Q4, did have a negative impact on admissions metrics, but revenue per equivalent admission increased 4.8 percent on a same facility basis.
Among the sectors of the healthcare industry with strong transactions last year were the pharmaceutical sector (151 deals) and the long-term care sector. Long-term care set a record for the sector with 223 deals.
In a settlement for alleged violations of an extended version of the "stay on your parents' plan" policy, New York's attorney general is hoping to "send a message to insurance companies."
Not content to just sell on other private exchanges or see clients flock to them, Cigna is launching its own online benefits marketplace for employers and their workers.
Once notorious for widespread and brazen Medicaid fraud schemes, New York is making history these days by recovering more ill-gotten Medicaid dollars than ever before.
Author Gary Polsky talked to Healthcare Finance News about how to build high-return relationships that lead to professional growth.
One year after barely breaking even, new Medicaid contracts help propel Centene's revenue and earnings in 2013, leaving the St. Louis-based company optimistic about the year ahead.
By thoroughly assessing security risks, it's much easier to get the funding you need to strengthen your data protection program.
Amid all of the chaos of the first open enrollment period for the first year of a reformed individual health insurance market, many insurance exchanges have been focused on just making the experience work from start to finish.