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Beaumont Health System based in Troy, Mich., recently made medication error prevention a strategic imperative for improving patient safety, quality and cost across its three hospitals. In just six months, the organization was able to save nearly $535,000 in equipment purchases through the use of medication barcoding.
A panel discussion taking place at MGMA-ACMPE's annual conference in San Antonio Monday morning focused on the state of healthcare with an eye toward the future.
Nebraska's top insurance regulator says HHS HIX rules are still hard to intrepret, and the state's governor wants federally-funded HSAs. In Vermont, the Chamber of Commerce has launched a private HIX.
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) is fighting to prevent new prompt pay rules for self-funded insurance plans from taking effect that have the support of the American Medical Association and the Medical Association of Georgia, which have joined the state Insurance Commissioner in defending them.
The Affordable Care Act has polarized Republicans and Democrats despite the fact that many voters cannot explain the healthcare reform legislation to any significant degree, said Robert Blendon, ScD, professor of health policy and political analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health during a speech to the Massachusetts Medical Society on Oct. 18.
Reimbursement models are used by payers, hospitals, physicians and ancillary care providers to furnish data to healthcare payment contract negotiations. The many changes taking place across the healthcare landscape are forcing payers and providers dependent upon these models to deal with new challenges.
OZ Systems announced Friday that it has implemented a new platform at two Texas hospitals to speed birth notifications and follow-up care for newborns, while supporting meaningful use.
Wisconsin managed Medicaid program strains under cuts; Mississippi latest southern state to say it won't expand Medicaid; and California shifts 860,000 kids to Medicaid in this week's Medicaid Digest.
Since the Affordable Care Act was created, critics have argued that the healthcare law fails to contain healthcare costs. A new brief from the Urban Institute presents evidence illustrating the ACA's cost containment measures, but leaves room for the debate to continue.
Physician groups in five states are poised to expand their participation in a Cigna-led accountable care program, with two additional states slated to newly join the collaborative, officials announced Oct. 18.