Members of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin have proposed a legislative agenda that would help end the nation's growing physician shortage, according to a Silicon India News report.
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Health system financial experts will present a session on evaluating a hospitals' fiscal fortitude at Becker's Hospital Review's Fourth Annual Meeting, which will run May 9 through May 11 at the Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago Hotel.
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network and Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., have partnered to create an accelerated nursing degree program to increase the number of registered nurses in Indiana.
The following hospital mergers, acquisitions and general transaction news took place within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
Two medical groups affiliated with St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, have filed suit after the state tax commission ruled the organizations aren't tax-exempt and owe more than $400,000, according to an Idaho State Journal report.
Naya Kehayes, managing principal and CEO of Eveia Health Consulting and Management, recommends hospitals and other providers ask payors these two questions during negotiations within managed care contracts regarding disruption of services and third-party beneficiaries.
Medicare Advantage coding requires a lot of attention to detail, and submitting inaccurate diagnoses for reimbursement could be a compliance nightmare, according to an article from AAPC, a professional medical coding organization.
Being at the tail-end of investment grade could pose some borrowing problems for hospitals and health systems, but there are still many opportunities to improve balance sheets and establish sound financing plans.
For the most part, hospital stocks continued to flounder last week, as four out of seven hospital companies lost share value.
On Wednesday, April 24, three experts from Objective Health will present a webinar on how hospital and physician leaders can use data to reduce variations in care and make the transition toward value-based care.