Despite some estimates predicting ICD-10 implementation costs in small practices will be upwards of tens of thousands of dollars, a new whitepaper asserts implementation costs in small practices will not average more than $8,167.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The Government Accountability Office has spoken: CMS is prepared to transition to ICD-10 this coming Oct. 1.
Prime Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Ontario, Calif., and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan have agreed to dismiss unfair competition and breach of contract lawsuits they filed against each other, some of which have been pending in Los Angeles…
The American Hospital Association penned a comment letter last Thursday calling on CMS to make changes to its December 2014 proposed rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
The following is a roundup of recent lawsuits and settlements involving cases filed under the qui tam, or whistle-blower, provisions of the False Claims Act, beginning with the most recent.
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Less than 24 hours after Anthem announced hackers had stolen the data of as many as 80 million of its current and former customers, the insurer was hit with a putative class-action lawsuit in California, and Anthem is now facing…
A physician with practices in Jersey City, N.J., has admitted he accepted bribes in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running fraud scheme operated by Parsippany, N.J.-based Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services, according to the Department of Justice.
Health systems across the nation are consolidating to meet the demands of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However, some systems may be unable to meet many of the health reform law's goals, including integrating hospitals and physician groups,…
An investigation at Beckley, W.Va.-based Raleigh General Hospital will examine the medical necessity of angioplasty and stent procedures performed by a formerly employed physician, according to The Register-Herald.
In a 239-186 vote, the Republican-led House has passed legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.