Final rules issued by the Obama administration established the first nationally standardized descriptions for the coverage provided by health insurance plans....
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society is on track to reach door-busting, record attendance figures at its annual show later this month, according to H. Stephen Lieber, the... FULL STORY »
The American Medical Association is pulling up just short of an outright call for a second extension to an enforcement deadline for adoption of ASC X12 Version 5010 standards for transmission of... FULL STORY »
Federal investigators are warning physicians who allow healthcare firms to use their Medicare provider numbers that the doctors can be held liable for any fraudulent bills the firms submit on their... FULL STORY »
The current governance, financing and policy barriers limit state health information exchanges from reaching their full potential, the Brookings Institution said in a report. FULL STORY »
Affinity Health System in Wisconsin's Fox Valley has converted from a jointly sponsored three-hospital system into an entity controlled by a single Roman Catholic hospital operator with the goal of... FULL STORY »
A study finds that while a majority of doctors believe they should disclose significant medical errors to patients, some won't for fear of being sued. FULL STORY »
By Jessica Zigmond | February 08, 2012
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said his panel would move quickly to advance legislation that would reverse an HHS decision requiring religious organizations to... FULL STORY »
An analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the implications of proposals to raise Medicare beneficiary contributions by increasing premiums. FULL STORY »
The week brings yet one more report to underscore ways that healthcare (despite hiring through the recession) is vulnerable to the weak economy. FULL STORY »
There was excitement in some circles when it was announced that the American Geriatrics Society was given a permanent seat on the Medicare payment advisory panel known as the RUC. But it also opened... FULL STORY »
Recondo Technology, the Greenwood Village, Colo.-based healthcare revenue-cycle software developer, announced the acquisition of Lakeland, Fla.-based Trilogi, a revenue-cycle management and recovery... FULL STORY »
Dealmaking among U.S. hospitals and health systems posted another year of growth in 2011, according to Modern Healthcare's 18th annual mergers-and-acquisitions report. Transactions rose 3.4%, with experts saying healthcare organizations are looking at acquisitions, realignments or joint-venture strategies to stay competitive in a rapidly changing industry. “People are saying, ‘We just can't do this alone any more,' ” one observer said.
