Wednesday, February 26, 2014

(CMS) Proposes to Restrict Diagnoses from Home Visits for Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  The  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  has proposed to limit how Medicare Adva...

Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization is looking for it's first Executive Director

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A six-hospital effort that has been finding ways to work together to reduce unnecessary, repeat Medicaid readmissions and create efficienc...

CMS and OIG announce plan to exclude “recalcitrant providers”

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Faegre Baker Daniels Thomas W. Beimers USA January 31 2014 Author page » In a move that made little immediate splash, but has s...

Medical Homes and Quality of Care, Costs

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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Chicago - One of the first, largest, and longest-running multipayer trials of patient-centered medical home medica...

Norwalk physical therapist charged on 46 counts of fraud, as well as obstruction of an audit.

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Written by Aaron Boyd. A Norwalk physical therapist was arrested Monday on 46 counts of health care fraud and one count of obstructio...

Holder, Sebelius tout billions in healthcare fraud recoveries

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The U.S. recovered $4 billion last year through healthcare fraud prevention and enforcement efforts, according to a report released Wednes...
Monday, February 17, 2014

Health Literacy means Better Health! Play "2014 Health-e Olympics" Today!

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Join Dr. D and Natalie as they host the 2014 Health-e Olympics! 2014 Health-e Olympics "Welcome to the Village! Dr. D. and Natal...
Friday, February 14, 2014

District court blocks hospital acquisition of physician practice

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Hogan Lovells Robert F Leibenluft, Leigh L Oliver USA February 13 2014 Decision Comment Decision In the first ever Federal...

Meaningful use incentive payments top $19 billion, 88% of hospitals included

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Nearly 88% of eligible hospitals have received a payment for participating in the EHR incentive program, as noted in data shared at a...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

The new cost of ICD-10 Implementation: $225,000 for small practices and up to $8 million for large practices!

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Making the switch from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 diagnosis code set could cost as much as $225,000 for some small practices and up to $8 mil...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Telemedicine Bolsters ICU Care In Rural Maryland Hospitals

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By  Rita Rubin FEB 12, 2014 This story was produced in collaboration with  An intensive care unit nurse in a small-town hospital ...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Consider the Value of Engaging Patients through Fun and Interactive Games...

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Are you a physician looking for fun new ways to engage your patients and help them take control of their own health? Are you a patient who ...
Monday, February 10, 2014

The Strike Force Approach to Combatting Health Care Fraud

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Bridget M. Rohde 02/10/2014 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and oth...