Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Maryland Family Physicians Lead Health Care Efforts, Innovations

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August 30, 2013 02:30 pm  James Arvantes  – Family physicians in Maryland practice and work in various settings and capacities, using the...

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Pays Over $5 Million for Allegedly Billing Medicare for Improper Inpatient Admissions

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by  ADMIN  on  AUGUST 23, 2013 When hospitals unnecessarily admit Medicare patients for short inpatient stays when the appropriate ...
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Health Insurance Overhaul - Florida Trends

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As the implementation date for the Affordable Care Act nears, employers are scrambling to understand what it means for their business. ...
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HHS Extends Equal Medicare Advantage Coverage to Same-Sex SNF Residents

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Jason Oliva   |  September 2, 2013 |  Same-sex residents in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that are beneficiaries in private Medica...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

Former Office Manager for Health Care Solutions Network Sentenced in $63 Million Medicare Fraud

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U.S. Department of Justice August 30, 2013 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—A form...
Friday, August 30, 2013

CMS finalizes FY 2014 Medicare IPPS, LTCH rates

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On August 19, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule updating  FY 2014 Medicare payment poli...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

Due Diligence: Your Greatest Ally in Healthcare Fraud Prevention

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 Kameron Gifford, CPC If you are practicing medicine today, you are at risk for allegations of fraud. What steps have you taken to mi...

Mobile Doctors’ Chicago CEO and Doctor Arrested on Federal Health Care Fraud Charges

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Offices Searched in Three Cities U.S. Attorney’s Office August 27, 2013 Northern District of Illinois (312) 353-5300 CH...

Florida leads nation in another type of inappropriate Medicare billing

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Florida health care firms have added a new category of inappropriate Medicare billing to lead the nation in: diabetes test strips. South...

Aetna pulls out of New York health insurance exchange

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(Reuters) - Aetna Inc, the No. 3 U.S. health insurer, said on Thursday it has decided not to sell insurance on New York's individual h...

HIPAA Can Be The Biggest Hurdle In Healthcare M&A

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Tony Kong and Matt Sondag, September 2013 The importance of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) i...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

High-tech monitors will help patients and their caregivers

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TVs in your hospital room are so yesterday. In the near future, flat-screen terminals mounted on the wall or near your bedside might off...