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Preparing for ICD-10 is a complex, multi-step process. One industry expert gives tips on what to (and what not to) consider outsourcing.
The Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) will host Ohio hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies and federal healthcare officials on Friday, March 23, in Columbus to begin the implementation of the Partnership for Patients program, a national public-private collaboration to improve the quality, safety and affordability of health care for all Americans.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today a four-year, $200-million training program for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) that aims to help increase the number of primary care healthcare workers.
The timing of ICD-10 may still be up in the air, but eventually, the transition will call for myriad changes, some of which organizations should consider outsourcing, and some they should not.
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote today on whether to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), an independent panel called for in the Affordable Care Act established to keep Medicare costs in check, if Congress doesn't have the political will to do it themselves.
The Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) will host Ohio hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies and federal healthcare officials on Friday, March 23, in Columbus to begin the implementation of the Partnership for Patients program.
Health IT alone is not the panacea for reducing healthcare costs system-wide, but it's "a very important and credible aspect," according to Justin Barnes, vice president government affairs at Greenway Medical Technologies.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) is a strong voice opposing the Affordable Care Act and is considered an up-and-coming political force.
President Barack Obama's home state of Illinois, and the same state that elected a Democratic governor in 2010 who promised to raise taxes to fix the budget, sent a moderate message to the Republican Party with a strong win by Mitt Romney in the March 20 GOP primary.
Illinois, the home state of President Barack Obama, and the same state that elected a Democratic governor in 2010 despite saying he would raise taxes to fix the budget, sent a moderate message to the Republican Party with a strong win by Mitt Romney in the March 20 GOP primary.