Stanislaus Surgical Hospital in Modesto, Calif. has evolved along with the times, and its strategy is paying off in patient satisfaction.
Read more...Over the last several years, there has been no area of medicine where the government has launched more investigations, whether false claims, anti kickback or Stark, than in the cardiovascular area. This makes sense when you realize that the government often targets areas where its spending is high. In essence, the government is involved in a cost benefit investigation game and targets investigative resources where there is significant money to be recovered.
Read more...CMS is proposing to raise payments Medicare Advantage payments insurers by 1.38 percent next year, according to a CMS release.
Read more...Healthcare reform legislation passed by the Senate in December would cut the number of uninsured Americans to 25 million by 2019, a 53 percent decrease, according to a new study released by RAND Corp.
Read more...The comment period on Standard MS 01.01.01 (formerly MS.1.20), which addresses establishing a working relationship between hospital governance and medical staff, will close on Jan. 28, 2010, according to a Joint Commission news release.
Read more...Chicago-based National Surgical Hospitals, an owner, operator and developer of surgical hospitals and surgery centers in partnership with local physicians, has opened its newest surgical hospital, South Texas Surgical Hospital, in Corpus Christi, Texas, according to an NSH news release.
Read more...Following the Democrats' loss of a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, some in Congress are considering a scaled-back health reform bill that might win over Republicans, according to a report by the New York Times.
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