U.S. Senate leaders from both parties Monday indicated they're optimistic about reaching a deal to end the government shutdown with an agreement that sources say is likely to include a few Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions. FULL STORY »
By Andis Robeznieks | October 14, 2013
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A new MGMA survey finds that more than half of physician practices say they had not yet decided whether they will participate in health plans sold on the new state insurance exchanges. FULL STORY »
Dignity Health, a large and expanding health system based in San Francisco, has formed a revenue cycle management company in a joint venture with Optum, a subsidiary of insurer UnitedHealth Group. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | October 14, 2013
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Four months after dropping a deal with a different suitor because of regulatory hurdles, Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy health system plans to transfer its Hot Springs, Ark., hospital and physician clinic to Catholic Health Initiatives. FULL STORY »
Maryland has submitted a plan to the federal government to modernize the state's all-payer rate setting system for hospital services, Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Friday. FULL STORY »
Health information technology leaders have a lot on their plates today and more to come—implementing systems to match the federal IT incentive payment program upgrades, satisfying auditors roaming the land, meeting privacy constraints and preparing for the switch to a huge set of updated... FULL STORY »
CaroMont Health in Gastonia, N.C., is suing the company that used to staff its hospitalist medicine program, alleging breach of contract and unfair and deceptive labor practices. FULL STORY »
As the government shutdown nears its second full week, members of Congress and the White House intensified their efforts around a deal to fund the government, with at least one part of the healthcare reform law still in play in those negotiations. FULL STORY »
A former chief executive of hospitals in Wyoming and Indiana has pleaded guilty to defrauding the hospitals out of more than $1.5 million. FULL STORY »
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