Washington State's Department of Veteran's Affairs is making medical data easily available for clinicians to be able to track trends, anticipate outcomes and improve health services, according to AOL Government.
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Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health is shaking up healthcare billing by taking the lead in payment bundling and setting prices for care prior to services rendered, according to Miami Today.
A former executive at Topeka-based Kansas Health Solutions has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $2 million in Medicaid funds, according to The Kansas City Star.
The federal government loses 30 cents for every dollar earned from Medicaid and Medicare due to medical billing error and fraudulent practices, but some experts attribute a portion of this loss to confusion, according to Business 2 Community.
Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida will receive discounts from Medicaid to settle its debt, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
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Electronic health record vendor Allscripts struck up a deal with Microsoft and is expanding the types of outside applications that can be integrated with its EHR software, according to Information Week Healthcare.
Miami, Fla.-based Jackson Health System executives are exploring outsourcing both billing and collections services and emergency room physicians, according to the Miami Herald.
Four main obstacles exist for auditing electronic health records, according to Physicians Practice.