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Non-Profit Hospitals Out-Earning For-Profits |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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Thanks to large tax breaks, "riding the gains from investment portfolios and enjoying the pricing power that came from a decade of mergers," non-profit hospitals, which make up the majority of U.S. hospitals, are largely and significantly outperforming for-profit hospitals, reports the Wall Street Journal in its April 4 edition. |
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Medicare Releases Payment, Volume, Patient Opinion Data on Hospital Compare Web Site |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
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CMS has publicly released hospital volume and payment data along with the results of the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients' perspectives of hospital care. The details of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, a standardized survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring patients' perceptions of their hospital experience, is posted at Medicare's Hospital Compare Web site. The data, which covers more than 2,500 hospitals nationwide, are searchable by hospital name, city, zip code, state and county. |
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South Carolina BlueCross Expands Colonoscopy Coverage; New National Screening Guidelines Issued |
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Written by Rob Kurtz and Stephanie Wasek
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Monday, 17 March 2008 |
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina will now cover preventive colonoscopy screenings once every 10 years for all its fully insured members 50 and older, the insurer announced. |
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National Media Reports on Never Events as Medicare Reimbursement Change Approaches |
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Written by Rob Kurtz
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 |
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For years hospital errors were corrected and billed as part of a patient’s treatment; in just a few months, Medicare will change that practice, and now, national media are starting to pay attention.
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OIG Work Plan for 2008 -- Several Areas of Interest |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Wednesday, 12 March 2008 |
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In 2008, the OIG plans to review several areas of interest to ASC Review readers: |
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Fraud and Abuse Judgments and Settlements Recoup $1.5 Billion for Medicare |
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Written by Rob Kurtz
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) recovered approximately $1.5 billion in 2006 as a result of fraud and abuse judgments and settlements, according to a report from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice.
The efforts of the program also yielded $177.1 million in Medicaid money. HCFAC has returned more than $10.4 billion to Medicare since the program's inception in 1997.
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Physician-Owned Hospitals: 10 Concepts to Consider |
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Written by Scott Becker
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Friday, 18 January 2008 |
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1. There are now nearly 200 hospitals in the country with physician-ownership of one kind or another.
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Physician Owned Hospitals The Best of Times the Worse of Times |
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Written by Scott Becker
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Friday, 18 January 2008 |
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For physican owned hospitals in the United States, this is truly the best of times and the worst of times. Here's why . . .
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Hospitals and Health Systems |
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Written by Scott Becker and Elissa Koch
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
Hospitals and health systems, whether general acute care hospitals or specialty-driven hospitals, are attempting to prosper in a unique time. This year, hospitals throughout the country will see increased reimbursement for hospital inpatient services, rather than decresed reimbursement.
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