As pressures by health insurers on out-of-network ASCs across the country continue to increase, many of these centers are beginning to examine whether moving in-network would benefit or harm their long-term financial success. Matt Kilton, MBA, MHA, COO of EVEIA…
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The Texas Medical Association has launched a campaign to collect 1 million signatures in support of replacing the sustainable growth rate formula that threatens to cut Medicare physician reimbursements by 21.3 percent, according to a report by the Dallas Morning…
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Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, reacted to President Obama's signing of the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, saying the new law required "continued scrutiny, action and involvement by ASA and…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has extended the reasonable cost payment for clinical laboratory tests performed by hospitals with fewer than 50 beds in qualified rural areas as part of their outpatient services for the cost reporting periods…
Several healthcare groups have joined to put together two guides about personal health records — one for clinicians and one for consumers, according to a news release. The groups include the Medical Group Management Association, the American College of Physicians,…