Last year was the first full year of Medicare's nationwide recovery audit contractor program. Here Lori Brocato, audit management product manager for Healthport, makes five points on how it went.
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HHS has released a 429-page proposed rule on Medicare accountable care organizations. Comments on the proposed rule will be accepted for 60 days. ACOs are slated to start in Jan. 2012.
HHS has released a 429-page proposed rule on Medicare accountable care organizations. Comments on the proposed rule will be accepted for 60 days. ACOs are slated to start in Jan. 2012.
Infection control and prevention is especially difficult for orthopedic surgeons because they are often implanting artificial devices into the patient. "If patients develop an infection, it could mean losing the implant and going back to surgery," says Linda Greene, RN,…
Websites are very important business and marketing tools for surgery centers, says Bill Rabourn, founder and managing principal of Medical Consulting Group, and many ASCs are designing sites easily accessible for their patients. "We suggest that surgical centers have an…
It's getting clear that government can no longer support healthcare in the manner to which it is accustomed. As federal and state governments stagger under huge deficits, payments from entitlement programs such as Medicaid and Medicare are being cut back.
Infection control and prevention is especially difficult for orthopedic surgeons because they are often implanting artificial devices into the patient. "If patients develop an infection, it could mean losing the implant and going back to surgery," says Linda Greene, RN,…
This article briefly outlines 50 things to know about the Medicare Shared Savings Program proposed rule — which established Medicare accountable care organizations — released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on March 31. The article begins…
Websites are very important business and marketing tools for surgery centers, says Bill Rabourn, founder and managing principal of Medical Consulting Group, and many ASCs are designing sites easily accessible for their patients. "We suggest that surgical centers have an…
The following hospital transactions, affiliations or negotiations were announced within the past week. 1. Illinois’ Delnor and Central DuPage Health Sign Agreement to MergeGeneva, Ill.-based Delnor Health System and Winfield, Ill.-based Central DuPage Health signed a definitive agreement to merge.…