Over the past few years, many healthcare facilities have taken a page from manufacturing to make processes more efficient. For surgery centers, one area that is often affected by inefficient processes is billing and collections. Time lost in collections often…
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Connolly Healthcare, the Medicare recovery audit contractor for Region C, has updated its CMS approved audit issues for RAC review, according to Connolly Healthcare's Web site.
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Proposed regulations endorsed by the N.J. Attorney General would bar physicians in the state from accepting any kind of gifts and would require them to report all but the smallest income from pharmaceutical and device companies, according to a release…
Employment rose 0.14 percent in hospitals and 0.16 percent in physicians' offices in November but fell 0.60 percent in outpatient care centers, which include ASCs, according to a release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning medical facilities to stop using the Steris System 1 Processor because the product has been significantly modified and the FDA has not approved the modified version, according to a notice by the FDA.
A new report, Recommended Actions to Improve External-Cause-of-Injury Coding in State-Based Hospital Discharge and Emergency Department Data Systems, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control outlines potential collaborative steps for the CDC…
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In partnership with: Becker's ASC Review/Becker's Hospital Review has announced its list of the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare." The 2011 list was developed through nominations and research, and the following organizations were selected for their demonstrated excellence…
CMS has set new limits on the number of medical records that recovery audit contractors may request, according to a release from CMS.