One of the most costly mistakes senior management can make during challenging times is to over-manage and under-lead.Over the years I have been asked many times to describe the difference between leading and managing. Describing the difference wasn't enough. I…
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MedAssets reports that in the demonstration period for the recovery audit contractor program, 93 percent of recoupments fell into three categories:
The investment bank Leerink Swann may drop its healthcare expert networks, which its clients use to talk with physicians and other experts about prospects for marketing drugs and other health-care initiatives, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Uwe Reinhardt, PhD, the Princeton healthcare economist and former MedPAC member, suggested restraining the power of an AMA committee in his Economix blog in the New York Times.
The American Hospital Association has filed an amicus brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that information obtained by private citizens through the Freedom of Information Act cannot be the basis for pursuing a False Claims Act case, according…
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The American Hospital Association sent a follow-up letter to the Department of Justice asking for greater oversight of False Claims Act investigations to ensure "effective, fair and just administration of the statute and the federal health care programs," according to…
Two physician groups have filed legal action with the Washington State Supreme Court that would force insurers to pay emergency physicians' bills for an insured patient, regardless of the amount, according to a Seattle Times report.
A group of 1,800 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center physicians have signed a global budget contract for HMO patients at Blue Cross, moving away from a system that pays physicians based on volume rather than quality, according to a WBUR…
Full-time non-union and management workers at Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center will have to take one furlough day a week until the end of January in an effort to cut costs, according to a Jersey Journal report.
Health insurers are increasing premiums for thousands of subscribers, citing the rising price of hospital care, according to various reports.