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By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, November 11, 2011
Federal officials are in the final stages of reviewing applications from Indiana, Florida, Louisiana and Michigan to determine if their medical loss ratio waiver requests will be approved.
By: Karen Minich-Pourshadi, for HealthLeaders Media, November 11, 2011
Providers who don't meet HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 deadlines could blow their margins to smithereens. That should set healthcare leaders on contingency planning alert.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, November 10, 2011
Compared with radiation risks from a computed tomography scan, a trip through the donut hole of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner might seem benign. But in response to an alarming rise in patient injuries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration calls a two-day session on MRI safety and reporting.
By: Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, November 10, 2011
Surgeons at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center estimate that more than $126 million a year is spent nationwide by spine surgeons improperly using or disposing of medical implant devices, but say that waste easily can be avoided.
By: November 7, 2011
Date: December 20, 2011
About: Losing just one physician can mean a $1 million hit to your budget, and most facilities have turnover rates that are much higher. Join HealthLeaders Media for a 90-minute webcast and Q&A, featuring Brett Walker, director, physician & provider recruiting, at Indiana University Health and J. Gregory Stovall, MD, senior VP of medical affairs for Trinity Mother Frances Health System. Learn proven techniques and strategies to address your recruitment and retention challenges.
By: October 31, 2011
Date: November 17, 2011
About: Value-based purchasing brings real financial implications in the amount of CMS payment at risk, quality penalties, and the investments required to avoid those penalties. The stability of your future finances depends on your ability to successfully implement VBP. Join us for a 60-minute audio conference with VBP experts from Aurora Health Care and Premier.
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