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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted in March 2010 has had a significant impact on the evolving healthcare industry. The PPACA legislation has created a new sense of urgency within the industry to discover new care delivery models,…

Here are six strategies to recruit additional physicians for an ambulatory surgery center in 2012 with Reed Martin, COO of Surgical Management Professionals.

Because CMS does not sanction Medicaid program waivers due to budgetary reasons, it is unlikely that Maine's recent Medicaid proposal will be approved, according to a letter from CMS.

Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…

When the dust settles and the destiny of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been decided, healthcare organizations will begin to operate within "the new normal." Are these organizations prepared? How does one prepare for the most profound…

The following hospital lawsuits were reported within the past month, beginning with the most recent.

Now more than ever, it’s imperative for hospitals to have a strong game plan for caring for patient populations. The rise of accountable care offers financial incentives for physicians and hospitals to improve population health. Notably, one of the main…

CMS has issued a proposed rule for hospitals participating in the Inpatient Prospective Payment System and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System. Under the rule, payments to acute-care hospitals would increase by approximately 0.9 percent in fiscal year 2013.

The chair of a House subcommittee on health technology has requested CMS exempt physicians in small practices or those nearing retirement from health IT requirements, according to a MedPageToday report.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just issued a proposed rule that will make it more difficult than ever for anesthesiologists and pain physicians to qualify for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health records (EHR) incentive.  There…