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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:22 pm | August 01, 2013
A former SCAN Health Plan employee's allegations of Medicare Advantage fraud against several insurers and HMOs were deemed too vague by federal judge.
By Tammy Worth | 12:16 pm | August 01, 2013
Not yet in plentiful usage in the U.S., social impact bonds backing healthcare projects could improve care outcomes and reduce costs.
By Jocelyn Monahan | 12:05 pm | August 01, 2013
In a landmark ruling this June, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted antitrust scrutiny of brand-name drug companies participating in reverse payment settlements, known as "pay for delay" agreements, with firms producing generic drugs.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 pm | August 01, 2013
New care and payment models are compelling healthcare provider organizations to seek heath information exchange solutions to help manage shared payment risk and joint responsibility for patient and population outcomes, according to a new report from Chilmark Research.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:48 pm | July 31, 2013
eHealthInsurance will be working as a web-based broker for the federally-run health insurance exchanges, helping enroll consumers through its websites.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 12:41 pm | July 31, 2013
A program in use by 140 hospitals nationwide has the potential to improve the discharge process and prevent avoidable rehospitalizations, according to a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:41 pm | July 31, 2013
A program developed by the Society of Hospital Medicine and in use by 140 hospitals nationwide has the potential to improve the discharge process and prevent avoidable rehospitalizations, according to a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:06 pm | July 31, 2013
Georgia's insurance commissioner is asking federal insurance regulators for more time to review health plans being submitted for the public insurance exchange.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:35 am | July 31, 2013
Dubbing population health management "the next HIM frontier," the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) offered health information management professionals waypoints for exploring new career possibilities.
By Tammy Worth | 11:22 am | July 31, 2013
The innumerable amount of healthcare startups need funding to grow. One emerging option is crowd funding.