Hospitals and physicians are expecting more transparency and a better deal from Medicare Advantage under the provisions of the Medicare bill enacted last week by Congress.
In late May, a group of Michigan hospitals and systems announced they would pool their money and clinical expertise to bring the still new and very expensive technology of proton-beam therapy to the state. Together, they would conceive a business...
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the Senate Finance Committee chairman, and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) authored a rebuke to the Bush administration over an HHS directive issued last August, which would greatly restrict a state’s ability to expand its...
Hospitals and physicians are expecting more transparency and a better deal from Medicare Advantage under the provisions of the Medicare bill enacted last week by Congress.
Proponents of healthcare information technology are cheering the passage of first-of-its-kind electronic prescribing provisions that are part of the broad Medicare bill, while some question whether its series of bonus payments go far enough.
A new accreditation rule will require advanced imaging services providers to become accredited through a designated standards organization in order to remain eligible for Medicare reimbursement.
Nervous investors and the nation’s worsening credit crisis are again making it more expensive for not-for-profit hospitals to borrow for construction and big-ticket technology.
The CMS called its first round of incentive payments to physicians through a pay-for-reporting initiative a first step; if that’s so, it’s a very small step, industry executives say.
In a new report to Congress, HHS said it has advanced research, development and acquisition activities to prepare the nation for biological, chemical, nuclear and radiological threats while significantly reorganizing to lead those efforts.
As the number of new quality measures increases for outpatient procedures, hospitals are decrying the fact that the CMS isn’t holding ambulatory surgical centers to the same standard.
It won’t be fully operational until 2010, yet hospitals and lawmakers already are challenging a Medicare audit program they fear will result in legal and administrative headaches.
There’s an old joke about two elderly women who complain about the food at a restaurant. “The food at this place is terrible,” one of the ladies says. “I know,” agrees the other, “and such small portions, too.”
In late May, a group of Michigan hospitals and systems announced they would pool their money and clinical expertise to bring the still new and very expensive technology of proton-beam therapy to the state. Together, they would conceive a business...
Safety is of paramount importance in air medical transport and must be a top priority for all air carriers (“Flying in the face of danger,” July 7, p. 6). The recent tragedies underscore the need for more active collaboration between programs to...
There will never be another one like Michael DeBakey. The pioneering heart surgeon, who died July 11 at age 99, made contributions to medicine and public health in this country and around the world that few have rivaled. His list of achievements,...
The American Hospital Association, Chicago, named Linda Fishman senior vice president for public policy analysis and development, effective immediately. Fishman, who declined to give her age, succeeds Carmela Coyle, who stepped down in...
Coming on the heels of the Joint Commission’s announcement of a new bad-behavior standard for healthcare facilities, it was more than a touch ironic that the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey found itself embroiled in a professional...
