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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has already received letters from 12 states declaring their commitment and plans to create a health insurance exchange.
According to a national study released Wednesday by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), contrary to popular belief, the majority of emergency department (ED) visits by nonelderly Medicaid patients are actually for signs and symptoms of urgent or more serious medical conditions or emergencies rather than routine care.
As the ICD-10 transition looms closer, one of the greatest common problems healthcare facilities are going to face will lie with unpaid or inaccurate billing that could end up being quite costly for both the patient and the business itself.
It's no secret that solo practice by doctors has been diminishing. But a new finding by recruitment firm Merritt Hawkins declares that solo practice is all but dead.
In the second half of 2011, the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) shifted its role from a policy convener to a service provider that runs the health information exchange (HIE) infrastructure for the local HIEs and regional health information organizations (RHIOs) like a public utility.
Soliant Health, a specialty healthcare staffing provider and part of Adecco Group, announced its list of America's 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals last week. Leaders from the top five hospitals spoke to Healthcare Finance News about their reactions.
The Care Continuum Alliance, a healthcare industry association with more than 200 members, meets Wednesday on Capitol Hill to discuss strategies for improving population health and chronic disease management.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added 89 more accountable care organizations (ACOs) to coordinate care and improve quality for Medicare patients in 40 states and Washington, D.C.
Health Information Partnership for Tennessee (HIP TN), which was convened three years ago to help the Volunteer State develop a statewide health information exchange, has voted to "wind down" operations.
On Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update many payment policies and rates involving services for Medicare beneficiaries in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) beginning on Jan. 1. 2013.