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A business journal devoted to the management and finance of health care organizations and integrated delivery systems. Includes news and information on information systems, patient accounts, practice management, and the financing of alternative delivery s
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Ratings agencies monitor impacts and risk of economic downturn.(Credit Ratings)
March 1, 2009... In a series of recent reports, the three major credit ratings agencies--Fitch, Moody's, and Standard & Poor's--have maintained negative outlooks for the not-for-profit healthcare sector, while identifying new issues emerging from the economic downturn.
In its 2009 Nonprofit Hospitals and...
Don't forget the souvenirs.(NEWS WATCH)(medical tourism)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... * DON'T FORGET THE SOUVENIRS: The current value of the annual medical tourism market is $20 billion. That number is expected to double by 2010, according to HealthLeaders.
SCHIP reauthorized and expanded.(SCHIP)(State Children's Health Insurance Program)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... In a move seen as a first step toward healthcare reform under the new Obama administration, Congress passed legislation reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The legislation also expanded the program's funding to reach an estimated 4.1 million children in...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized three national coverage determinations (NCDs) on preventable surgical "never events" including performing the wrong surgery on a patient, performing surgery on the wrong body part, and performing surgery on the wrong patient.(CMS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized three national coverage determinations (NCDs) on preventable surgical "never events" including performing the wrong surgery on a patient, performing surgery on the wrong body part, and performing surgery on the wrong patient....
CMS has issued a final decision memorandum regarding the use of bariatric (weight reduction) surgery as a treatment for certain Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes.(CMS)(Report)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... CMS has issued a final decision memorandum regarding the use of bariatric (weight reduction) surgery as a treatment for certain Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes. CMS will consider type 2 diabetes as a comorbidity in deciding whether bariatric surgery will be covered for a...