Medicare claims affected by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and physician fee schedule legislation will soon be reprocessed by CMS, according to an AHA News Now report.
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The McHenry County (Ill.) Board has voted to pass a resolution "commending" Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Centegra Health System for its plan to build a 128-bed hospital in Huntley, Ill., according to a Northwest Herald report.
Legislation recently introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives would require hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers to report the number of illegal immigrants they treat and the costs associated with caring for these patients, according to an Atlanta…
Medicare Part C audits for Medicare Advantage plans are coming and there are no overall limits on number of records or the timeline in which records can be reviewed. However, hospitals and other providers will be able to limit audits…
Jon Vick, president of ASCs Inc., discusses some of the pros and cons of an ambulatory surgery center partnering with a hospital.
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Jim Bohnsack, vice president of TransUnion’s healthcare group, discusses five ways to improve point of service collections from hospital patients.
Cignet Health in Temple Hills, Md., has been ordered to pay $4.3 million for violating the privacy rule of HIPAA, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services. The penalty is the first civil monetary…
Brad Federman, president of Performancepoint LLC, lists 10 mistakes healthcare organizations make when conducting employee engagement surveys.
Youngstown, Ohio-based Forum Health and Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio, are going on trial today to argue for $8 million that was designated for former Tod Children's Hospital of Youngstown, Ohio, according to a Youngstown Vindicator report.
Nurses at Washington, D.C.'s Washington Hospital Center have set March 4 as the date for their one-day strike, according to a Washington Business Journal report.