Concerned about the public's lingering doubts about health reform, the White House has speeded up implementation of several provisions in hopes of turning doubters into believers, according to a report by Politico.
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The prices for selected healthcare industries rose 0.2 percent in April from the previous month, with hospitals seeing a 0.1 percent increase, according to information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index.
San Ramon, Calif.-based Hill Physicians Medical Group, which represents around 3,000 physicians in Northern California, reported nearly $4.7 million in net income for 2009 on $419 million in revenue, according to a report in the Sacramento Business Journal.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued two notices to Tampa, Fla.-based Quality Health Plan with intent to impose intermediate sanctions and a civil monetary penalty on QHP for failure to comply with a number of administrative and contract…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a list of new and invalid ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes, effective Oct. 1, according a report from the American Academy of Professional Coders.
Chicago Public Schools will open the city's first high school focused on educating students for future careers in healthcare, according to a report by Crain's Chicago Business.
The American College of Gastroenterology has announced its support of World IBD Day and World Digestive Health Day, global awareness efforts that are bringing physician and patient groups together to raise awareness for inflammatory bowel disease by making the latest…
Vanessa Cattanea of Charleston, W.Va., was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme, according to a report by the Idaho State Journal.
Lura Barrett and Stephen Cartier, both of Detroit, have both pleaded guilty for their roles in a Medicare home health scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
1. Orthopedics. Rising ASC reimbursement for orthopedic surgery is transforming a sometimes break-even field into a money-making one, says William G. Southwick, president and CEO of HealthMark Partners in Nashville. For example, shoulder surgery used to be so underfunded it…