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As of Tuesday May 22, 2012

Mapping Out Revenue-Cycle Solutions

by KAREN MINICH-POURSHADI | 7:51 AM ET

The Mayo Clinic is making strides to prepare for the largest overhaul of healthcare codes in the past 30 years. Its migration to ICD-10 includes a process map of the revenue cycle.

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MO Hospitals Review Highlights Value of Disaster Preparedness

by JOHN COMMINS | 5/21/2012

A year after a tornado destroyed the healthcare delivery infrastructure in Joplin, a report from the Missouri Hospital Association suggests that the hospitals' ability to overcome disasters depended in no small part upon the emergency preparedness plans they'd been developing for the last decade.

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FL Hospital Vendors Sentenced in Bribery Scheme

by JOHN COMMINS | 7:46 AM ET

Four former healthcare vendors have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in a bribery scheme that directed cash, goods, and services to South Florida hospital executives in exchange for contracts worth $15 million, federal prosecutors say.

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ICD-10 Coding Uncovers Higher Rate of Fatal Falls Among Seniors

by CHERYL CLARK | 5/21/2012

A report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy concludes that an increase in death rate attributed to falls is not because more seniors are suffering more serious falls, but because of updates in ICD-10 coding for death classification.

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Slideshow: Meet the 2011 HealthLeaders 20

In our annual HealthLeaders 20, we profile individuals who are changing healthcare for the better. Some are longtime industry fixtures; others would clearly be considered outsiders. Meet them all in this image gallery.

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