On Wednesday, the White House nominated Marilyn Tavenner to take over as administrator of the Center of Medicare for Medicaid Services, following the departure of Donald M. Berwick, MD, in December, according to a Washington Post report.
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The Vermont administration will host four "listening sessions" to decide how to pay for a government-run healthcare system starting this week, according to a Burlington Free Press report.
Reimbursement trends can impact surgery centers significantly, depending on their specialty mix and their dependence on particular payors. Eric Woollen, vice president of managed care for Practice Partners in Healthcare, discusses 10 trends that may impact payor reimbursement and contracting…
A health insurance exchange bill passed in the Michigan Senate on Nov. 10 may not move much further for the rest of 2011, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
CMS' announcement that Medicare payments in 2012 will increase by 1.6 percent to ASCs and 1.9 percent to hospital outpatient departments has met with "mixed reviews," according to an AAPC report.
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Medicare spending on medical imaging continues to decline, with Medicare patients receiving fewer imaging procedures than in previous years, according to an analysis by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance, reported in Healthcare IT News.
ASC leaders are increasingly prioritizing patient satisfaction, understanding that the experience of the patient impacts ASC finances, reputation and physician satisfaction. But one of the most crucial parts of the patient experience — the revenue cycle — is still neglected…
CPT copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following article is written by Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA, president of Coding Compliance Management. While paravertebral facet…
A conservative committee has outlined a plan to set up a health insurance exchange in Georgia, despite strong opposition to the federal healthcare reform law in many parts of the state, according to a Washington Post report.
Texas is considering slashing co-payments to physicians for people covered under both Medicare and Medicaid, a move that could save millions for the state, according to a Miami Herald report.