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By Diana Manos | 11:47 am | August 06, 2009
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Tuesday it will begin automatic audits of providers in South Carolina for certain Medicare billing codes. This is but the beginning of nationwide audits under the RAC program.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:00 am | August 06, 2009
Medical travel administrator BridgeHealth Medical is partnering with Competitive Health, Inc., in an effort to provide better healthcare options for people with limited benefit programs.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:56 am | August 06, 2009
The latest health information exchange to take root along the Eastern seaboard is hoping to use state funds - obtained through hospital reimbursements - to qualify for federal stimulus funding and improve clinical outcomes throughout Maryland.
By Richard Pizzi | 01:06 pm | August 05, 2009
In 2003, the state of Maine enacted one of the most significant healthcare reform plans of any state. A new report examines Maine's experience and how it can inform the national debate.
By Diana Manos | 12:33 pm | August 05, 2009
Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, is fighting back against what she called a Democrat-sponsored attack on her industry.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:20 pm | August 05, 2009
For the first time, Consumer Reports will provide patient satisfaction ratings for more than 3,400 hospitals across the United States.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 pm | August 05, 2009
Digital games are one of the latest tools being used to improve health outcomes, says one expert.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:49 am | August 05, 2009
Consumer Health Technologies, Inc., is adding more resources to its BenefitSpan platform to help payers, banks and third party administrators improve the quality of life of the nation’s workforce.
By Diana Manos | 09:51 am | August 04, 2009
The third and final House panel approved a comprehensive healthcare reform package last Friday, bringing President Barack Obama's goal of health reform in 2009 one step closer to reality.
By Richard Pizzi | 04:08 pm | August 03, 2009
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced late last week that acute care hospitals will receive an inflation update in their payment rates of 2.1 percent in fiscal year 2010.