Highmark and Independence Blue Cross in Pennsylvania have dropped their merger proposal, withdrawing their applications to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department.
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Q: When coding neoplasms, I have always waited to receive the pathology report to report a diagnosis on the UB-04. I was taught to wait because the proper diagnosis of the neoplasm and the size of the specimen is needed…
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A new American Hospital Association survey of 639 non-federal hospitals found that nine of out 10 hospitals are finding it more difficult to borrow money or attract charitable donations in this economic downturn.
For the past six years, HealthCare Appraisers has surveyed the surgery center industry to determine trends in both the value of ownership interests in surgery centers and management fees charged to surgery centers. This year's survey had 18 respondents representing…
For the past six years, HealthCare Appraisers has surveyed the surgery center industry to determine trends in both the value of ownership interests in surgery centers and management fees charged to surgery centers. This year's survey had 18 respondents representing…
An Alabama Hospital Association survey reveals the effects of declining patient volumes, spiking interest rates on debt and increasing charity care on the state’s healthcare facilities, according to the Associated Press.
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Erdman, a subsidiary of Cogdell Spencer, has broken ground on two new medical office projects in the Southeast, including a new $21 million medical office building and ASC in Jackson, Tenn., according to a news release.