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The federal government announced Friday a final rule that limits how much it will pay state Medicaid agencies for prescription drugs. The regulation, which aims to curb inflated drug pri...

MCLEAN, VA – Northrop Grumman will be developing a Web-based patient information application that will give Medicare providers comprehensive assessments of patients discharged from post-ac...

Contributed by John R. Boettiger and Jennifer Harris Smith Valuation professionals are frequently retained to help clients evaluate whether physician compensation agreements adhere to st...

CARMICHAEL, CA – A study of primary care physicians practicing complementary and alternative medicine has shown greater reduction of clinical utilization and cost than primary care physicians us...

SAN DIEGO – Hospitals probably will be rushing to get ready for the significant changes expected to be included in the government’s final rule for Medicare’s inpatient prospec...

Physicians in academic settings make less money than those in private practices. And although university-based physicians tend to treat patients with higher levels of acuity, a new study confirms that...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has chosen to implement the Collaborative Care Management platform from MEDecision, a Pennsylvania provider of software, services and clinical content to health...

BOCA RATON, FL – Rushed, overworked and generally at odds with the productivity-based pay model. These are common adjectives in primary care. Now, 150 physicians in 16 states are...

AHA weighs in on rehab facility PPS, 75 percent rule The American Hospital Association is urging regulatory action on the “75 percent rule” in the proposed rule for th...

Outside forces are shaping how healthcare organizations are managing their revenue cycles. Regulation changes and the consumer-directed healthcare movement are the main agents of change....