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By Mary Mosquera | 09:51 am | February 21, 2012
The attorneys general from 12 states have filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to support the ACA.
By Tom Sullivan | 05:23 pm | February 20, 2012
At the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society's conference in Las Vegas Monday, AHIMA and HIMSS officials recommended providers continue to prepare for ICD-10 conversion.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:30 am | February 20, 2012
Last Friday, lawmakers voted to postpone a 27.4 percent payment cut to doctors as part of its payroll tax cut package. The postponement of the pay cut provides temporary relief for doctors but increases the federal deficit and has angered those in the healthcare sectors paying for it.
By Diana Manos | 11:26 am | February 20, 2012
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) pushes for HHS to stand firm behind the October 2013 ICD-10 deadline.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:34 am | February 20, 2012
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday that consumers will soon begin receiving unprecedented information on the value of their health insurance coverage, and some will receive rebates from insurance companies that spend less than 80 percent of their premium dollars on healthcare.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 10:34 am | February 20, 2012
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday that consumers will soon begin receiving unprecedented information on the value of their health insurance coverage, and some will receive rebates from insurance companies that spend less than 80 percent of their premium dollars on healthcare.
By Mary Mosquera | 10:33 am | February 20, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has paid $3.12 billion to physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers who have started to meaningfully use electronic health records to improve the quality of patient care, HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Friday.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:44 pm | February 17, 2012
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that 2,000 hospitals and 41,000 physicians have received $3.1 billion in incentive payments for the meaningful use of certified electronic health records (EHRs).
By Michelle McNickle | 02:20 pm | February 17, 2012
It's no secret the industry's labor force is possibly its most costly expense. But with the lack of professionals and a disconcerting future, the fears surrounding the healthcare labor force are extending beyond its cost. Clinton Wingrove, EVP and principal consultant at Pilat HR Solutions outlines eight trends concerning the changing healthcare workforce.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:13 am | February 17, 2012
Healthcare humorist David Glickman is set to show healthcare finance managers at MGMA's upcoming conference in Arizona how to find the funny in healthcare finance. He shares his secrets with us.