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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...