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In its new rules, CMS places great emphasis on the physician's documentation regarding his or her expectation of a patient's need for hospital care and anticipated length of stay. Therefore, it is essential that all hospital physicians are educated about the heightened importance of documentation within the medical record.
Ahead of a corporate branding change and a new open enrollment period, WellPoint is charging ahead with accountable care and population health strategies.
As proton cancer treatment centers expand, payers and providers may have to collaborate to expand the evidence base, to avoid the highly-expensive technology crowding out other investments.
Weill Cornell Physicians, Cornell University's physician group, has inked a new accountable care agreement with Aetna, intended to enhance care for approximately 9,000 of the insurer's commercial and Medicare members in New York.
Congress returned on Monday with just a few weeks until they adjourn to campaign. The Senate is set to adjourn by September 23 while the House could be in session for as little as 2 weeks. Here's a look at what happened in healthcare while Congress was in recess.
A former Medicare administrator who helped nurture many of the Affordable Care Act's new Medicare regulations is bringing his experience to the private sector.
In branding, sometimes it's worth giving up old ideas and trying new ones, or at least transitioning to new messages when it seems they're not resonating.
Weill Cornell Physicians, Cornell University's physician group, has inked a new accountable care agreement with Aetna, intended to enhance care for approximately 9,000 of the insurer's commercial and Medicare members in New York.
As regional payers and providers take the first steps to begin working together in the era healthcare reform, one area they can start with is the issue of readmissions.
What happens when the insurers who flooded exchanges and garnered the bulk of the membership increase their rates?