Officials in the department of Health and Human Services are disputing questions from Republican lawmakers about the necessity of the $27 billion meaningful use electronic health record incentive program, according to Healthcare IT News.
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Connance, a revenue cycle productivity provider, conducted its third annual Connance Customer Impact Survey of people who received hospital services within the last two years and determined a link between billing satisfaction and hospital referral.
The sustainable growth rate formula for Medicare physician payment rates has brought the U.S. healthcare system to its knees for the past several years. As physicians face yet another rate reduction this January, the formula is causing many within the…
The Medical Group Management Association released a report that said medical practices are deemed better-performing when they excel in specific performance management categories.
Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic, Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania and other major health systems are meeting with patients to improve billing systems and create easier-to-read bills, according to Fierce Healthcare.
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More than 100 medical societies signed a letter to U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) earlier this week, requesting the eliminating of the SGR formula, according to an ASCA report.
Nashville, Tenn.-based medical billing company PatientCredit has changed its name to PatientFocus to better reflect its mission and its focus on patient-pay.
Evansville, Ind.-based medical consulting and billing company Pollux Systems acquired competing billing and coding company, Bridgeport, Pa.-based Certified Physician Reimbursements, according to the Evansville Courier & Press.
Mid Dakota Clinic, a Bismarck, N.D.-based multi-specialty practice, announced it will implement electronic health records for improved practice management and care coordination in its clinics, according to Healthcare IT News.
The American Hospital Association's hospitals are supporting a bill to improve the recovery auditor program and other national audit programs, according to Fierce Healthcare.