Recovery Audit Contractors that exceed the 60-day limit to review records are subject to weak penalties that RACs can easily ignore, according to a blog by J. Paul Spencer at Fi-Med.
Leadership & Management
1. The worst of the recession is over. In September, the National Bureau of Economic Research declared the recession had ended in June 2009. Oh, really? Of course, the economy is still rocky, but slowly and surely, the nation and…
Large managed care plans are getting ready to sign up between 15 million and 20 million new Medicaid enrollees to Medicaid scheduled to start in 2014 under the healthcare reform law, according to a report by American Medical News.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry backed away from his earlier call to exit the Medicaid program after a state report said such action would have a devastating effect on healthcare for children and the poor, according to a report by the…
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins was one of 30 oncology programs recently featured in Becker's Hospital Review for exceptional cancer research, care and treatment. Terry Langbaum, chief administrative officer of the Kimmel Cancer Center, shares seven…
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Margaret Dowling, vice president and product team manager for PNC Healthcare, a division of PNC Bank, National Association, discusses seven processes providers can implement to increase revenues at various points in the revenue cycle.
Pediatric medical errors occur most frequently in gynecological and gastrointestinal surgery, according to a study from Johns Hopkins University published in the Archives of Surgery.
More hospitals are seeing a rise in self-pay patients who can't or won't pay their bills, according to various reports.
The Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, a 168-bed children's hospital located adjacent to Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver, celebrated its grand opening in October. The hospital expands PSLMC's pediatric service lines and is the culmination of more than 10…
Next year, Cleveland Clinic facilities in Northeast Ohio will stop providing uncompensated care for those who can't pay for treatments, aren't eligible for government assistance and live more than 150 miles away from Cleveland, according to a Plain Dealer report.