University Medical Center in Tucson, which is affiliated with the University of Arizona, is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over Medicare payments, according to a Bloomberg report.
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If you are under the impression that recovery audit contractors can only audit claims that are on CMS' approved list, think again, says Paul Spencer, a compliance officer for Fi-Med Management, physician practice financial management company based in Wauwatosa, Wis.
An Aetna study of 239 employees suggests an unstressed mind and body may help people stay well enough to lower their medical bills, according to a Hartford Business Journal report.
Maine Governor Paul LePage has released a supplemental budget that would pay hospitals in the state overdue funds owed to them by Medicaid, according to a Kennebec Journal report.
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University are offering their employees incentives of up to $25,000 to live in the Midtown area of Detroit in a program funded by the University Cultural Center Association, according to…
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Warren, Mich.-based St. John Providence Health System will spend $30 million this year on capital improvements, according to a Detroit Free Press report.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is asking Congress to provide a net update of 1.0 percent for inpatient hospital payments in fiscal year 2012 and is advising against a proposed productivity cut, according to a report by AHA News Now.
A growing number of hospitals are implementing new approaches to ease ED crowding, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.
Recovery audit contractors have been identifying errors in drug dosages that lead to overbilling, according to a report by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists.
Publicly traded practice management companies are targeting hospital-based practices in specialties such as hospitalists, neonatologists and anesthesiologists, according to a report by American Medical News.