Following the Senate’s lead, the U.S. House Wednesday voted to extend current Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians through the end of the year. Other items, including legislation affecting...
Bush officially nominates FDA commissioner to head CMS
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Haymarket Media
Feb 24, 2004
President Bush has officially nominated Food & Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as was widely speculated.
Strong market intelligence builds partnership opportunities for post-acute care, hospitals
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jun 09, 2014
Post-acute care providers must understand how payment is being realigned and gather market data in order to form partnerships with hospitals, healthcare business strategy experts said Thursday.
Care Innovations and Cardigm announce partnership
Feb 25, 2014
Intel-GE Care Innovations™ and Caradigm are intending to form a partnership that uses Care Innovations™ remote patient monitoring and smart sensor technologies with the Caradigm™ Intelligence Platform.
IRS should supply workers with electronic means of reporting healthcare data, payroll professional says
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 02, 2012
A government-mandated request for additional healthcare data may result in the Internal Revenue Service requiring another form beyond a W-2 for employees, a payroll expert said last week.
ACA objection by provider earns temporary injunction
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
A Catholic long-term care provider and the federal government opposed each other in recent Supreme Court filings over the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraception mandate.”
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Benchmark Senior Living adopts ergonomic coffee mug
Jul 27, 2016
A coffee mug and teacup developed by Jamber has been successfully tested and adopted at Benchmark Senior Living, the company said.
Providers urge Congress to keep Medicare funds in budget
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Haymarket Media
Apr 11, 2007
As Congress prepares to negotiate a fiscal year 2008 budget bill compromise, providers are lobbying hard for the preservation of Medicare and Medicaid funds.
Vikus releases Visibility upgrade
May 26, 2015
Vikus Corporation, which specializes in hiring software for senior care facilities, has released its Visibility upgrade as part of its new hire management platform.