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Feds ban some Medicare providers in crackdown
By Kelli Kennedy / Associated Press | July 26, 2013
For the first time in history, federal health officials said Friday they will ban certain types of Medicare and Medicaid providers in three high-fraud cities from enrolling in the tax-payer funded programs for the poor as part of an effort to prevent scams.
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Implementation of technology helps treat heart patients
By Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, Ill.) | July 24, 2013
New technology and collaborative efforts are helping Harrisburg Medical Center and the Prairie Heart Institute in treating heart patients in Southern Illinois.
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New Ga. alliance joins wave of providers seeking common benefits and independence
By Beth Kutscher | July 23, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The goals of population health management may be encouraging rampant consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back.
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Reform Update: Medicaid pilot projects cost $32 billion more than expected, GAO says
By Rich Daly | July 23, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
HHS has allowed states to spend billions more on Medicaid pilot projects in recent years than the agency's own rules allow, and the problem may grow in the future, according to a new federal audit.
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Ill. governor taps Canadian IT firm to build insurance exchange
By Kristen Schorsch, Crain's Chicago Business | July 23, 2013
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's administration has filed plans to award a $66.5 million contract to build the state's online health insurance exchange to CGI Technologies and Solutions, apparently beating out four other bidders.
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On the watch list | Home healthcare providers draw increasing scrutiny from anti-fraud enforcers
By Joe Carlson | July 20, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Home care is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the healthcare industry. Increasing business and higher spending also mean rising opportunities for fraud.
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Regional News/Midwest
By Modern Healthcare | July 20, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
JOLIET, Ill.—A Will County judge last week ordered the Illinois health facilities board to explain why it approved Centegra Health System's plan for a new $233 million hospital in Chicago's northwest suburbs even though the panel's staff found that the proposal didn't meet state...
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Ill. judges giving departing doctors new leverage
By Claire Bushey, Crain's Chicago Business | July 18, 2013
Illinois courts are issuing new ammunition to doctors seeking to fight noncompete contracts after they change jobs. Two separate three-judge panels of the Illinois Appellate Court in Chicago have sided with departing doctors in lawsuits filed by medical practices seeking to enforce noncompete...
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Weigh loss of privacy against benefit of health apps, group says
By Joseph Conn | July 17, 2013
Many popular mobile health applications may help improve your fitness and well-being, but users should weigh those benefits against the likely loss of privacy from the personal information they extract in return for their services, according to new reports by a California-based privacy rights...
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Judge snarls Centegra hospital plan
By Claire Bushey, Crain's Chicago Business | July 17, 2013
A Will County, Ill., judge Tuesday ordered the Illinois health facilities board to explain why it approved Centegra Health System's plan for a new $233 million hospital in Chicago's northwest suburbs even though the panel's staff found that the proposal didn't meet state standards.
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