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CMS Proposes PPC Medicaid Payment Reductions
Provider-preventable conditions would receive a payment reduction under Medicaid, similar to the treatment of hospital-acquired conditions by the Medicare program, under a proposed rule posted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Federal Budget Pleases Doctors, Not Hospitals
The major trade groups for healthcare providers offered a decidedly mixed reaction to President Barack Obama's Fiscal 2012 budget proposal, with doctors praising the plan and hospitals panning it.
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Healthcare Leaders Reveal Uncertainties About Industry Direction
The HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey 2011 is out—and there are a slew of interesting findings. Learn what your peers think of health reform and more. Most CFOs are seeing their cash-on-hand improve since last year, but 22% expecting it to worsen in the coming year (an increase of 4% from last year). You can also check out what the rest of the C-Suite thinks about the direction of healthcare.
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Rounds: Orthopedic Leadership Strategies: Engage, Measure, and Perform
Forward-thinking orthopedic leaders are ensuring high performance and coordination among a carefully constructed caregiver team. Those leaders are also exploring the right metrics to know whether the outcomes they are tracking are the most meaningful to patients. Join the executive and clinical leadership team from nationally renowned MemorialCare Health System and orthopedic innovator Marshall Steele, MD, on March 29 for a three-hour dive into essential orthopedic leadership strategy.
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Finance Forum
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Private Equity's Interest in Non-Profit Hospitals: What's Next?
Recent news suggests a growing trend of acquisitions of charitable hospitals by private-equity firms. While some concerns may linger over the possible negative affect from these deals, the business models that are created to meet requirements overseen by the States' Attorneys General in connection with such sales should alleviate these concerns, experts say.
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Sponsored Headlines
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: Mayo Clinic transforms the way it processes and interprets medical imaging results to enable more accurate detection. Powerful algorithms pinpoint potential problem areas within medical images and flag them based on the probability of abnormality. This process transformation increases diagnostic sensitivity for detection of brain aneurysms through intelligent flagging of high-risk areas.
: UCLH had to adhere to the 18wkRTT requirements stated by the U.K. government. The BPM based Patient Tracking System (PTS) enabled them to better manage their clinical pathways and resources and also help improve patient experience by reducing uncertainty in the scheduling of treatments.
: This IBM® RedguideTM describes one of the most significant challenges in healthcare today: the need for healthcare providers to effect patient care positively and proactively in the face of increasing patient load and information overload. IBM WebSphere® business process management (BPM) powered by smart service-oriented architecture (SOA), or BPM powered by Smart SOA, has the potential to maintain the medical common body of knowledge. It also makes critical, current data available to practitioners in a manner that is consistent with the evidence-based, event-driven environment to which healthcare aspires. BPM powered by Smart SOA can also automate healthcare provider administrative and care delivery processes.
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Finance Headlines
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S&P: US Healthcare Costs Up 6% in 2010, But Growth Slowing
HealthLeaders Media, February 18, 2011
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Nabs 111 in 9 Cities
HealthLeaders Media, February 18, 2011
HIE Innovators to Split $241M HHS Grant
HealthLeaders Media, February 17, 2011
MA Gov. proposes health fee overhaul
The Boston Globe, February 17, 2011
4 states get waivers to carry out health law
The New York Times, February 17, 2011
HHS says AZ doesn't need federal approval for huge Medicaid cuts
The Arizona Republic, February 16, 2011
20 Charged in $200M Medicare Scam
HealthLeaders Media, February 16, 2011
Las Vegas medical center fights Allstate Insurance lawsuit
The Las Vegas Sun, February 16, 2011
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Does E-Health Stand a Remote Chance?
As technology advances and costs fall, the use of telemedicine expands, but obstacles to achieving e-health success remain. [Read More]
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Improving Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes
New approaches are resulting in less devastating impact on speech, swallowing, and appearance.
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Money Talk
Who's Up and Who's Down?
Sheridan Healthcare, Sunrise, FL
Rating: B
Outlook: Positive
Affected Debt: $160 million
Agency: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services
Remarks: Physician outsourcing provider Sheridan Healthcare Inc. will be using funds from a proposed $160 million incremental term loan B to fund acquisitions. S&P affirmed a B corporate credit and existing issue-level ratings. The outlook was revised to positive from stable, reflecting the company's more disciplined financial policy.
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Audio Feature
Elliott Fisher: Data-Driven ACO Visionary:
When asked where he sees himself in 10 years, Fisher commonly hailed as the father of accountable care organizations, is self effacing. "I might be in hiding because ACOs failed," he jokes. Find out what else this thought leader has to say about the future of ACOs.[Sponsored by Emdeon] [Listen Now]
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