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The loose contingent of health professionals railing against the ICD-10 delay will likely consider this welcome news: There is a document circulating the web right now -- with a stamp at the top suggesting it will be published in the Federal Register on April 17, 2012 -- in which HHS proposes that the new compliance date for ICD-10 be October 1, 2014.
Healthcare is a complex industry, and changing the way business is done to ensure the viability and success of hospitals and medical suppliers is a daunting challenge. With the Supreme Court scheduled to review the healthcare reform act in the year ahead, 2012 should continue to be a disruptive one for the industry. And that’s not entirely a bad thing.
On Oct. 31, 2011, President Barack Obama issued an executive order to the Food and Drug Administration to do everything possible to detect and deter drug shortages in the United States, which have been a problem for years and have recently reached record levels.
Researchers predict the number of healthcare jobs will grow by 30 percent between 2010 and 2020.
According to a recent Vanderbilt University Medical Center study, hospitals that spend more on emergency care tend to have better patient outcomes, including fewer deaths.
By the time this issue of Healthcare Finance News is published, the U.S. Supreme Court will have heard arguments on the Affordable Care Act. Since the announcement that the court would take the case, we’ve covered in print and online how the case could play out with the court, as have analysts across the country. Looking for new – slightly off-kilter – perspectives on the much-debated law and case, we’ve reached out to comedians for their take on it.
Despite the recent economic downturn, jobs in healthcare grew while jobs in other sectors declined, according to a new report by the nonprofit Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany School of Public Health.
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced last week a three-year demonstration project that will take place in four counties aimed at improving care coordination for seniors and persons with disabilities who are dually eligible for Medicare and the state's Medicaid insurance program Medi-Cal.
The fragmented delivery of care and the number of providers involved in a patient's episode of care erects barriers to be able to effectively coordinate care, said the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission during a meeting last Friday.
Chartered Health Plan, the oldest Medicaid managed care organization in the District of Columbia, is launching a new text messaging program for 50 of its members to help them better manage diabetes, which requires regular care to avoid costly complications.