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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, February 27, 2012
A system-wide audit finds wide disparities in vigilance and reporting among privately run Medicare Advantage plans, and a report by the Office of Inspector General says the organizations "lack a common understanding of key fraud and abuse program terms."
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By: Greg Freeman for HealthLeaders Media, February 27, 2012
Millions of dollars in federal grants are flowing to so-called Beacon Communities, intended to serve as pilots and role models for how health information technology can be used to improve healthcare quality and care coordination.
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By: Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media, February 24, 2012
What does the government want? No one seems to know. It's running a race, but the finish line keeps getting moved back. As for providers, they're losing their motivation to invest in change.
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By: February 6, 2012
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By: February 14, 2012
Our fourth-annual Industry Survey features a new CEO report, an overall cross-sector report, and individual reports targeting Senior Leaders, Finance, Physicians, Nurses, Community & Rural Hospitals, and Service Lines. Take the pulse of the industry; download the reports now.
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Around the Web
- St. Joseph considers merger with non-Catholic hospital system
The Baltimore Sun, February 27, 2012
- Lawmakers probe Prime Healthcare Services' billing practices
Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2012
- Healthcare history: How the patchwork coverage came to be
Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2012
- Governors split over effects of Obama's healthcare law
The Washington Post, February 27, 2012
- Filling an urgent care need
Buffalo News, February 27, 2012
- Healthcare: Five patients, five ways to be billed
Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2012
- Louisville's University Hospital ER on brink of overload from uninsured
Courier-Journal, February 27, 2012
- Most NV hospitals losing money
Coshocton Tribune, February 27, 2012
- Pregnancy medical homes gain momentum in NC
Stateline, February 27, 2012
- Remote 'eye in the sky' keeping tabs on VA hospital patients
Star Tribune, February 27, 2012
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