Results from Press Ganey's 2009 Outpatient Pulse Report: Patient Perspectives on American Health Care indicate that patient satisfaction with outpatient services has reached a five-year high, according to a Press Ganey news release.
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Six hospitals in Indiana and Alabama have agreed to pay the United States approximately $8.3 million to settle allegations that the healthcare facilities submitted false claims to Medicare, according to a Department of Justice news release.
A new study from the RAND Corp. outlines methods that could be used to test a payment system in which physicians, hospitals and healthcare providers would be paid a set fee for treating an "episode of care," a single ailment…
The United States Department of Justice has brought civil cases against 11 cardiologists employed by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey for allegedly receiving kickbacks to refer cardiology patients to UMDNJ's University Hospital, which caused the submission…
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In a 15-8 vote, the Senate Finance Committee rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) that would create a public healthcare insurance plan, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners said insurance companies are alarming Medicare beneficiaries about proposed federal health reform legislation, according to a release from the NAIC.
Although the Texas Medical Association opposes some proposed health reforms, such as a public insurance option, TMA wants reform legislation that cracks down on several insurance practices that reduce coverage, according to a TMA release.
Mentor, Ohio-based STERIS Corp. has entered into a collaborative relationship with Sunnyvale, Calf.-based Intuitive Surgical that will enable the companies to integrate their technologies into advanced minimally invasive surgical suites, according to a STERIS news release.
Smith & Nephew Biologics & Spine has launched the TRUCATH◊ Spinal Injection System, a new system for performing transforaminal epidural injections, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.