A recent report from the California Workers' Compensation Institute turned a critical eye toward the California workers' compensation inpatient hospital fee schedule, as it found California hospitals received roughly $67.5 million in duplicate payments in 2010 for injured workers who…
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Out of all the different factors that could limit compensation, physicians believe declines in governmental and commercial reimbursement are the most influential, according to a survey from The Medicus Firm.
Upset over a new agreement regarding Disproportionate Share Hospital payments for fiscal year 2012, five CEOs of the largest private health systems in Texas wrote a letter to Gov. Rick Perry and asked for a meeting to voice their concerns…
Repeating back medical orders that are relayed over the phone to ensure accuracy may improve communication and patient safety, according to a study published in BMC Surgery. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on readbacks.
Administrative waste, error rates, slow payment — health insurers are usually associated with negative terms, but according to the American Medical Association's fifth annual National Health Insurer Report Card, the "chaotic health insurance billing and payment system" is improving.
A physician clinic based in Conroe, Texas, that was recently purchased by Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and argued that HCA did not follow through on its financial commitments, according to an affidavit and…
Each year, hospital executives are faced with the same daunting task of finding ways to tighten the budget belt one more notch. It's a sign of the times against looming — and in some cases significant — reimbursement cuts from…
Service workers and technicians at Tenet-owned Saint Louis University Hospital and Des Peres Hospital, both in St. Louis, have voted to unionize and will be represented by the Service Employees International Union, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.
The American Medical Association has approved a policy that will support the development of state programs to allow physicians to practice medicine in a state other than where they are licensed if their professional services are being provided at free…
Many health systems and hospitals have their backs against the wall — they can't spend any more without trimming some costs. Before turning to layoffs or other drastic measures, organizations can benefit from examining the clinical practices within their facilities…