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By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
FREDERICK, MD – House calls are unheard of these days, but with growing technology patients can access physician services virtually from their home computers, saving both time and money....
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
LEBANON, NH – According to a report by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Medicare pays many hospitals and their physicians more than the most efficient and effecti...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers came one step closer in April to blocking an estimated $20 billion in Medicaid cuts proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services.By a unanimous vote, t...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
Rule could open homecare to Medicare beneficiariesMany Medicare beneficiaries will be able to receive care in their homes rather than an institutional setting, thanks to a proposed rule re...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
WASHINGTON – The pressure will rise for hospitals to provide high-quality care and reduce mistakes, as Medicare seeks to more closely tie reimbursement to quality.The Centers for Medica...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
THE HOMECARE MARKET has seen an increase in consolidation over the past few years, and it’s not expected to slow down, according to experts. “There has been a lot of activity with...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
ARLINGTON, VA – The American Association for Homecare says the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ bidding program will put durable medical equipment providers out of business and...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
Durable medical equipment suppliers had their day in the spotlight Tuesday to present concerns that Medicare's plan to use a competitive bidding program is not working as well as it intended....
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, something makes a lot of sense with healthcare reform. One of those moments came last month in Marietta, Ga., at the Medical Banking Institute, during a presentation by Paul Gru...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
WHAT DO TOYOTA, hospitals and the Department of Health and Human Services have in common? Evidently a lot, for those looking at quality improvement and cost containment. HHS Secretary Mike Le...