Paddy Bauler is a largely forgotten Chicago politician who owns an immortal phrase.
“Chicago ain’t ready for reform,” the 43rd Ward alderman once observed. The statement came 50 years...
Watchdog: CMS should monitor Recovery Audit Data warehouse
By
John Hall
Apr 17, 2015
A new Government Accountability Office report recommends sweeping government reforms that would mitigate fragmentation and duplication of a number of Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Editor’s Desk: Some of this reform stuff will be tough to swallow
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2010
Some things are incomprehensible in their entirety. That is my initial thought as I write on the day President Obama signed historic healthcare reform into law.
CMS chief deserves credit
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 31, 2019
Seema Verma is not messing around. This week the CMS chief deftly walked a fine line between promoting the administration priority of easing regulations while also making clear her agency has no interesting...
Partnerships a must for SNFs
By
Mary Gustafson
Jul 06, 2012
Healthcare reform efforts intended to reduce hospital readmissions are here to stay, experts said during a recent McKnight’s webcast.
Partnership with Gift of Life Marrow Registry formed
Aug 01, 2018
HJ Sims has announced the debut of its Sims’ Corporate Social Responsibility program and a partnership with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry.
Electronic form manager eases signature requirements
Aug 03, 2011
IVANS eFormManager is an electronic signature application that replaces the time-consuming task of mailing in or faxing a CMS Form 485 and Face-to-Face documentation. The product also can be used with...
Credentialing software acquired
Nov 22, 2017
Change Healthcare said Monday it had acquired dental provider credentialing software technology from Docufill LLC.
Too much provider consolidation leads to higher healthcare costs, expert says
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 30, 2013
Healthcare providers are increasing coordination to reduce the cost of care, but overly zealous consolidation can actually end up costing more, an expert panelist said at a Monday briefing.
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