Monday, June 2, 2014

HHS releases new data and tools to increase transparency on hospital utilization and other trends

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Data can help improve care coordination and health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries With more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, investors, ...

CMS Advises Delay in ICD-10 Front-End Testing Until October

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Providers, suppliers, billing companies and clearinghouses can submit ICD-10 acknowledgement test claims anytime up to the new plan...

(CMS–10340) Collection of Encounter Data From Medicare Advantage Organizations, Section 1876 Cost HMOS/CMPS, Section 1833 Health Care Prepayment Plans (HCPPS), and Pace Organizations

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Contents: This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated with the following informatio...

NHS staff working together to improve care

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Staff are working together to improve care MORE than 7,650 NHS Wales staff have completed the first level of the national learning pr...
Saturday, May 31, 2014

5 Strategies to Up Your Game During the ICD-10 Delay

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Is your organization struggling to adapt to the new ICD-10 deadline? Have you already exceeded your training budget?  Do you have ...

Dying with a team of support

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Palliative care teams help help terminally ill patients live as good a life as possible until the end. Rebecca Roberts had never heard o...

NPAF Issues Call to Action for Cancer Research

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With mounting evidence that cancer research and biomedical discovery are slowing even as a 45% increase in cancer cases is projected by 20...

Chesterton Health and Emergency Center offers shorter wait times, high patient satisfaction

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The Chesterton Health and Emergency Center offers average wait times of 15 minutes or less and has maintained a patient satisfaction rate ...

HHS finalizes most proposed provision changes to ACA exchanges for 2015

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HHS recently released the final Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond rule, affecting several provisions within the ...
Friday, May 30, 2014

ACO Results: What We Know So Far

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May 30th, 2014  by  Matthew Petersen and  David Muhlestein Editor’s note: For more on this topic, stay tun...