CMS and its Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight have released a document that lists the three largest health plans by enrollment in each state.
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The Internal Revenue Service recently released the 2011 version of the Form 990 for tax-exempt organizations, and Schedule H — which is filed by hospitals — has several major changes, according to a McGuireWoods news release.
Because Congress and President Barack Obama passed the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 — which extended payroll tax reductions and averted a 27.4 percent Medicare payment cut to physicians until March 1, 2012 — the final rule…
The Cleveland Clinic has opened an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to train clinicians from Saudi Arabia and provide medical education programs, according to a MedCity News report.
Patricia A. Warner, executive director of University of Michigan Health's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, has announced she will retire, effective April 4, according to a UofM Health news release.
CMS will hold a conference call on Feb. 28 to discuss its Value-Based Purchasing program, which goes into affect in fiscal year 2013, as well new quality measures that will be posted on Hospital Compare this year, according to an…
A new study published in the Feb. 2012 issue of Anesthesiology found that the type of lipid emulsion used to reverse toxicity of local anesthetics may change the effectiveness of the reversal, according to a Newswise report.
Hospitals are increasingly focusing on lowering readmission rates to improve quality and patient safety and reduce costs. One contributor to 30-day readmissions is failure to take medications properly. To target medication noncompliance, Decatur, Ga.-based hospital DeKalb Medical is partnering with…
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has named Drexel DeFord, CIO and senior vice president of Seattle Children's Hospital, 2012 chair of its board of trustees.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care confirms previous research suggesting hospitalists can help reduce hospital lengths of stay.