Hospital industry groups said Thursday they’d rather the government reform the Recovery Audit Contractor program than simply throw more money at fixing an onerous backlog of more than 800,000 Medicare...
CMS may require more stringent provider screening for Medicare, Medicaid enrollment, participation
Sep 22, 2010
Some healthcare providers would be subject to criminal background checks and fingerprinting under a new fraud-prevention plan from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Allevant Solutions is created in an effort to improve rural care
Mar 13, 2013
Mayo Clinic and Select Medical recently announced the formation of Allevant Solutions. The firm’s goal is to improve healthcare services in nursing homes and hospitals that are located in rural areas.
Report: Medicare cuts in Senate bill could lead to earnings losses at some nursing homes
Dec 14, 2009
About one in five nursing homes, hospitals and home care agencies could fall into the red as a result of Medicare cuts in the Senate healthcare reform bill, a new government study finds.
Proposed rule would ‘trigger’ notification of breach of patient privacy
Oct 27, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services should retain its “risk of harm” standard in the final rule on breach notification for unsecured protected health information, the American Hospital...
States may suffer in long run with cuts to services for elderly, news accounts suggest
Jul 31, 2009
In an effort to overcome budget deficits for the new fiscal year, many states have reduced Medicaid spending on services for low-income seniors. And that could have negative long-term implications, according...
Studies: Hospital stays contribute to high Medicare long-term care costs
Oct 14, 2010
Healthcare delivery system reforms could help reduce some of the “excessive and preventable” Medicare costs incurred by beneficiaries who live in long-term care facilities, according to recent...
‘Observation status’ provision under further review
By
John Hall
Feb 27, 2015
The American Health Care Association on Thursday applauded a House measure that would inform Medicare beneficiaries of their observation status as hospital inpatient or outpatients. But that might be little...
New MedPAC report explores provider incentives, assesses physician payment schedule
Jun 17, 2010
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on Tuesday submitted to Congress its June 2010 report, which focuses on using Medicare incentives to improve quality of care and make efficient use of...
American HealthTech gets new data partner
Apr 17, 2013
American HealthTech and Maun-Lemke Speaking and Consulting recently announced a strategic partnership in which operations solutions that benefit skilled providers will be jointly marketed.