The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, which includes a 23 percent cut to Medicare physician fees scheduled to take effect Dec. 1, according to Medical News Today and Modern…
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More than half of hospitals, physicians offices and other healthcare organizations outsourcing business processes are dissatisfied with their vendors over lack of innovation and process improvement, according to a release by the American Society for Quality.
For the sixth year in a row, not-for-profits are among the top-ranking health insurance plans in the nation in quality rankings by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, according to a release by Alliance for Advancing Nonprofit Health Care.
In Tuesday's elections, 12 new medical professionals have been added to the Senate and the House and all of them are Republicans, according to a report by the Hill.
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A recent Reuters analysis shows American patients aren’t seeking medical care at the rate they once did due to the economy, which has had an impact on a number of publicly traded healthcare firms, according to a Reuters report.
The demolition of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Braddock (Pa.), which began last month, has been halted and challenged with a lawsuit that made its way to U.S. District Court this week, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Simi Valley (Calif.) Hospital has agreed to pay the U.S. government $5.15 million in order to settle allegations that the hospital filed fraudulent claims to Medicare, according to a Pacific Coast Business Times news report.
Barbara Haynes, a circuit court judge who ruled in favor of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in a malpractice lawsuit, is now under fire for not disclosing that she sits on the board of that hospital, according to…
American Medical Association CEO Michael Maves, MD, who has been facing angry physicians following the organization's support of the healthcare reform bill, will step down as CEO of the AMA when his contract ends this coming June, according to a…