The New York State Department of Health delayed the implementation of its Ambulatory Patient Groups Medicaid payment methodology, which was originally scheduled to begin March 1, according to a report by the DOH.
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Here are 15 individuals who were named CFO of a hospital over the past year.
Physician Hospitals of America is hosting its annual legislative conference and fly-in March 17-18 in Washington D.C.
Rick S. Mohler of RSM Consulting (Indianapolis): It seems to me that until Congress recognizes that tort reform is the single most important issue that should lead to reduction in healthcare cost, little else will have much impact. As for…
Joseph Zuckerman, MD, was elected president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at its annual meeting in Las Vegas, according to an AAOS news release.
More than half (53 percent) of Americans skipped medical care in the past year due to cost, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's first healthcare tracking poll of 2009.
A federal district court dismissed a suit brought by Stryker Corp., which was seeking to quash a subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, according to published reports.
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced a bill in the House under which the federal government would act as a single payor, according to a news release from his office.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison recommended new conflict-of-interest rules for its physicians, according to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Q: A workers' compensation carrier (U.S. Department of Labor) has refused payment on our standard microdiscectomy code, saying that, per Medicare's standards, this is not considered a procedure that Medicare approves payment on in a medical facility such as an…