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Pay-for-performance (P4P) does not cause a negative impact on patient outcomes, according to a new study.
Faced with staggering economic woes, Medicaid officials in most states are enacting cost cutting measures for Medicaid spending as the average state contribution to the entitlement program is projected to increase 28.7 percent in FY 2011 to make up for the loss of federal funds, according to a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
Pay-for-performance (P4P) does not result in providers cherry-picking patients, nor does it cause a negative impact on patient outcomes, according to a new study by researchers from the American College of Surgeons (ACS), released at the ACS Clinical Congress in San Francisco on Thursday.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services clearly listened to the provider and insurer communities in determining the final rule for how to establish accountable care organizations (ACOs). CMS is much more systematic about the establishment of ACOs, laying out a ramp-up period and then a shared savings model down the road, according to payers and their stakeholders.
On Monday, Cigna announced it had reached an agreement to purchase Tennessee-based HealthSpring for $3.8 billion in cash, a deal aimed at jumpstarting Cigna’s presence in the Medicare Advantage market.
On Monday, Cigna announced a $3.8 billion all cash deal to acquire Tennessee-based HealthSpring for $3.8 billion in cash, a move aimed at jumpstarting Cigna's presence in the Medicare Advantage market.
New Jersey hospitals’ total economic activity reached more than $18.6 billion in 2010, an increase of about $40 million compared with 2009, according to the New Jersey Hospital Association.
Medical technology manufacturer C. R. Bard Inc. announced Wednesday that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire Medivance Inc. for approximately $250 million.
Less than 10 percent of healthcare providers are more than halfway ready for ICD-10, according to a new report from research firm KLAS. Two that are well on their way to compliance, however, are Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego and St. Louis, Mo.-based SSM Health Care, which is also rolling out an electronic health record system before the Oct. 1, 2013 deadline for ICD-10 conversion.
Informed consent forms can eliminate or negate negligence, said James Gottesman, MD, during a speech this week at the Medical Group Management Association conference in Las Vegas.