Glendale, Wis.-based Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare has started offering billing clinics where patients can make an appointment to meet one-on-one with a billing specialist to discuss outstanding questions related to patients' medical bills and financial responsibilities, according to a report in…
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According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, AAs are non-physician anesthetists and are trained extensively in the delivery of safe and high quality anesthesia care and advanced patient monitoring techniques under the direction of a licensed anesthesiologist. Here are four…
Dale Hockel is vice president of clinical engineering services and supply chain for TriMedx, a provider of healthcare equipment services serving many different types of providers including hospitals and ASCs.
The Senate has approved a temporary fix for the planned 21.3 percent Medicare physician fee cut that went into effect April 1, according to a report by the Washington Post.
Theresa Palicki is the administrator of Eastside Surgery Center in Columbus, Ohio, a joint venture between physicians and OhioHealth. It is managed by Health Inventures.
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Fundraisers for hospitals and other not-for-profit organizations have been altering their approach due to the recession, according to a report by USA Today.
A new study from the RAND Corp. investigated the characteristics and demographics in the labor market for anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists and found variations across urban, rural and regional markets.
The U.S. Senate overcame a Republican filibuster Monday evening against a bill containing a one-month delay of the 21.3 percent cut in Medicare physician fees, allowing for a final vote on Thursday or Friday, according to the The Hill.
Recently installed payroll software has discovered as much as $1.6 million in underpayments for employee overtime at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, according to CBS 4 News.
A provision of the health reform law to bump up coverage for dependent children to age 26 will reduce uncovered ED visits and raise the rate of covered hospitalizations among this group, according to a report from the National Bureau…