Medicaid is getting an expensive makeover; two major initiatives give ...
July 31, 2006
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2-year delay possible for steep imaging cuts: new bill offers solid al...
July 31, 2006
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Multi-billion-dollar problem: medication errors come under the microsc...
July 31, 2006
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Battle between hospitals and physicians for specialty services rages o...
July 31, 2006
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Numbers of Part D complaints are 'relatively low,' CMS claims; more co...
July 31, 2006
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Physicians urge 2007 pay hike; payments have been frozen since 2001, s...
July 31, 2006
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Part D paying off for big pharma: drug companies are cashing in, espec...
July 31, 2006
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Providers can fight billing revocations all the way to court: they can...
July 31, 2006
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CMS experiments with transferring claims data to PHRs; My.Medicare.gov...
July 31, 2006
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Two major quality watchdog organizations are teaming up to make their ...
July 31, 2006
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Recent transmittals from CMS said that.(Centers for Medicare and Medic...
July 31, 2006
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More and more physicians are going house-call only, which means they d...
July 31, 2006
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Naseem Chaudhry.(.)(Brief article)
July 31, 2006
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Lawsuit follows new Medicaid citizenship documentation rule: law could...
July 24, 2006
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Surprising findings: uninsured don't visit EDs more often than others:...
July 24, 2006
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CMS reveals the bright side of a revamped IPPS: agency tries to set th...
July 24, 2006
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Providers brace themselves for more payment system shake-ups, P4P adop...
July 24, 2006
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IRS scrutinizing tax-exempt hospitals, and finance committee wants rea...
July 24, 2006
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Feds will use Medicare fraud-fighting tactics for Medicaid: contractor...
July 24, 2006
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It's official--Part D desperately needs changes: industry leaders want...
July 24, 2006
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Hospital stays for injuries more likely among uninsured: plus: whistle...
July 24, 2006
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National hospice Provider Pays Out $12.9 Million For Medicare Fraud.(B...
July 24, 2006
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Organization puts up $3.5 million for new PHR program.(Brief article)
July 24, 2006
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Medicare turns imaging services reimbursement upside-down.
July 24, 2006
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Senators, representatives fight to protect hospitals' IPPS payments: l...
July 24, 2006
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Unnecessary surgery harms patients because it subjects them to needles...
July 17, 2006
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New guidance instructs surveyors doing annual surveys to "verify corre...
July 17, 2006
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Vitamin D may reduce the risk of falls and fractures in older adults, ...
July 17, 2006
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Download new OASIS manuals, CMS instructs.(Brief article)
July 17, 2006
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LTC facilities may need NPIs for recertification soon.(Long-term care ...
July 17, 2006
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CMS wants more evidence to fast-track coverage determinations: plus: n...
July 17, 2006
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Medicare opens its arms to CDHPs--how this will change the marketplace...
July 17, 2006
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Insurers use their clout to get providers on the EHR train: the faster...
July 17, 2006
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Poor access to cancer care puts CMS in a tough spot: CMS called on the...
July 17, 2006
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NHIN is cooking, and 600 healthcare leaders start to stir the broth: I...
July 17, 2006
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Resident-on-resident abuse yields 3rd largest nursing home verdict in ...
July 17, 2006
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Gap in the enrollees who have reduced cost-sharing with HSA/HDHPs: hea...
July 17, 2006
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CMS feels the heat as consumers fume about Part D benefit services; in...
July 10, 2006
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New report may be the ticket to staving off Medicare cuts for home O2 ...
July 10, 2006
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Physicians need to brace themselves for these work RVU hits; skin debr...
July 10, 2006
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Leonza Health Management Group Clinic.(In Other News ...)
July 10, 2006
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Ali Makki.(In Other News ...)
July 10, 2006
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A federal judge dismissed doctors' class action suit against a variety...
July 10, 2006
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Non-physician practitioners can't sign a home health plan of care.(In ...
July 10, 2006
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Lumbar artificial disk replacement with the Charite lumbar artificial ...
July 10, 2006
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A home health agency is heading to federal court to fight CMS for its ...
July 10, 2006
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Palmetto GBA.(.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006
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8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.(Brief article)
July 10, 2006
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Providers ready themselves for more drastic Medicare cuts; plus: more ...
July 10, 2006
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Cardiologists may have to close their in-office cath labs or scanning ...
July 10, 2006
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Doctors look to prevent steep cuts to oncology drugs; oncology drugs o...
July 10, 2006
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Not all good news for RVU-E/M changes; higher-level E/M codes are bigg...
July 10, 2006
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HHAs have new doc orders option under revised ABN; providers will use ...
July 10, 2006
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P4P coming for home health providers--and MedPAC throws a curveball: H...
July 03, 2006
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Physicians can look forward to higher RVUs in 2007: everything changes...
July 03, 2006
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9 P4P measures rate HHAs' care quality: falling short on these consens...
July 03, 2006
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Suppliers wait-and-see for nebulizer payment cuts: draft policy could ...
July 03, 2006
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Report and request aren't enough for consults without medical necessit...
July 03, 2006
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CMS comes to providers' rescue on IVIG payments: one code will increas...
July 03, 2006
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Health plan can downcode physician's claims, court says.(Industry Note...
July 03, 2006
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MACs replace DMERCs next month.(Brief article)
July 03, 2006
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Providers prepare for imminent audits of ED visits.
July 03, 2006
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CMS backs down on transmission of OASIS for RAP billing.(Brief article...
July 03, 2006
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It's not an urban legend: drug makers are succumbing to price pressure...
July 03, 2006
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Appeals court slaps down state's DME limits.(Brief article)
July 03, 2006
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It may get harder for providers to figure out whether their contractor...
July 03, 2006
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Two Louisiana home care workers have been arrested on charges of Medic...
July 03, 2006
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The owner of 1st Choice Medical Supplies and Equipment pleaded guilty ...
July 03, 2006
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