California Gov. Jerry Brown's finance officials are opposing controversial legislation that would give state regulators the power to approve, deny or modify changes in health insurance rates, according to a Fresno Bee report.
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Industry experts are split over whether the healthcare superbill will survive ICD-10 implementation in 2013, according to a Government Health IT report.
New York-based Somnia Anesthesia Services will provide anesthesiology services at Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia, Calif., starting Dec. 13, according to a Valley Voice Newspaper report.
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Florida has fined health insurer Humana $3.3 million for failing to promptly disclose Medicaid fraud to state investigators, according to a Sun Sentinel report. Health regulators say that since 2009, Humana has not reported what it knew about suspected fraud…
Surgical Care Affiliates is seeking a business office support coordinator.
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital in Greensburg, Pa., has been cited for failing to report patient deaths following physical or chemical restraint within 24 hours to state and federal regulators, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Surgical Care Affiliates is seeking a director of revenue cycle integration.
A patient who underwent plastic surgery by a Massachusetts physician died the day after her surgery, according to a MetroWest Daily News report.
Surgical Care Affiliates is seeking a group director of clinical services for Southern California.