The International Crowding Measure in Emergency Departments accurately predicts clinicians' concerns about ED crowding, according to a study in the Emergency Medicine Journal.
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The American Hospital Association has asked CMS to extend the critical access hospital enforcement moratorium on outpatient therapy direct supervision for at least one more year.
In an opening brief before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, representatives of HHS argued lawmakers did not intend for charity care to count in calculating disproportionate share payments, according to a Law360 report.
Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky., has filed a lawsuit against the University of Louisville in an ongoing dispute revolving around Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville.
When lawmakers return from recess next week, House Republicans are expected to resume efforts to pass legislation that would require federal officials to verify a person's eligibility for subsidies to help cover the cost of healthcare through the new exchanges…
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California’s health insurance exchange is facing a lawsuit for contracting with Kaiser Permanente, which was recently fined $4 million by the state for problems with its mental health services, according to a Law360 report. In June, California’s Department of Managed…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued proposed rules for information reporting under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Team Health, a physician staffing company, has received a subpoena from HHS' Office of the Inspector General for information on services rendered to Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates hospitals, according to a Reuters report.
The Center for Medicare Advocacy says a new rule released by HHS does not do enough to correct billing procedures that make it financially beneficial for a hospital to classify patients as outpatients under observation.
Advocate Health Care is now facing a class action lawsuit from patients affected by a theft of four computers from the Downers Grove, Ill.-based system's offices, according to a Chicago Tribune report.