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Medicaid health plans will need to pay more attention to waste, abuse and fraud as federal and state agencies step up scrutiny to cut incorrect payments and reduce costs.
U.S. healthcare prices increased ever so slightly in August 2011, rising 0.1 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At a White House meeting yesterday, Vice President Biden announced new initiatives aimed at tackling government spending waste, including one to fight waste in Medicaid that could save taxpayers more than $2 billion.
Mayo Clinic announced on Thursday the launch of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a provider network that will benefit from having access to Mayo Clinic doctors and other resources aimed at improving patient care for network members.
In its 2011 annual report on quality and safety released Wednesday, The Joint Commission named the 405 best performing hospitals in the United States.
The original intent of the Sustainable Growth Rate was noble, says a newly released white paper by MedeAnalytics, but the SGR problem has become infected and needs a cure.
During the health care debate, the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, Geisinger Health System and Intermountain Healthcare were repeatedly touted as models for a new health care delivery system.
The nation's uninsured population grew to 49.9 million people in 2010 according to US Census figures, an increase of more than 900,000 from 2009.
States overwhelmingly rely on managed care plans for their Medicaid beneficiaries but may not be prepared to scale up for the expected increase in enrollees under health reform.
In an interview with Richard Pizzi, editor of Healthcare Finance News, Jay Weiss, vice president at Symphony Corporation, offered readers insight into trends in healthcare human resources management over the course of the next year. His firm, based in Madison, Wis., specializes in healthcare management technology and services, with a heavy emphasis in human capital management solutions.