A review of New York's largest hospitals found some have websites with rules that bar patient visitation rights to family members, which is inconsistent with federal and state law.
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CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner told Congress today that the health insurance exchanges established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will open for enrollment by the Oct. 1 deadline.
The Internal Revenue Service is in no position to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, said Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), House Ways and Means Committee chairman, at a congressional hearing today.
Developing indicators and triggers can help healthcare organizations plan for disasters, according to an Institute of Medicine report.
Community Medical Center, a 146-bed in Missoula, Mont., has paid back the federal government almost $158,000 due to erroneous billing of Lupron injections, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General.
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The following investigations, lawsuits, settlements or other legal developments involving healthcare providers were reported within the past month, beginning with the most recent.
CMS is gathering information for and seeking industry feedback on a project that would consolidate the audit and investigation services for Medicare and Medicaid integrity functions, creating new "Unified Program Integrity Contractors."
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has agreed to pay $956,590 to end a federal False Claims Act review stemming from a billing error, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
A new Congressional bill to be introduced today would reduce the number of in-office services exempted from the Stark Law.
An urgent care center has filed a suit against United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, N.Y., and insurer Health Now, alleging a conspiracy to keep the urgent care center from being competitive in the region, according to a Daily News…