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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, July 29, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that—for a third time—it has pushed back enforcement of the Red Flags anti-fraud regulations until Nov. 1, a full year after it was first scheduled to take effect.
By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, July 29, 2009
As part of an agreement today, the House will not vote on health reform prior to its summer recess, which begins on Friday.
By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, July 29, 2009
The public health insurance plan proposed under the House healthcare reform bill would have "a substantial price advantage" over private insurance because it would pay providers using current Medicare payment methodology, according to a new analysis.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, July 29, 2009
HHS has made available $200 million targeted for grants, loans, loan repayment, and scholarships to expand the training of healthcare workers.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 30, 2009
Durable medical equipment suppliers miscoded claims in 2006 resulting in the federal government, private insurance, and individuals overpaying them $42 million for items like wheelchairs and oxygen, an investigation by the Office of Inspector General said yesterday. Of the $42 million, $23.4 million was paid by Medicare. Medicare, private insurance companies, and private payers wrongly paid an additional $7.1 million, much of it in co-payments.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 30, 2009
A new report details the outcomes of 13 selected research projects designed to test positive and negative outcomes of strategies to retain experienced nurses who otherwise might quit for less demanding jobs.
By: Scott Wallask, for HealthLeaders Media, July 30, 2009
In a culmination of efforts to better review fire protection features in acute care facilities, Life Safety Code violations became the top cited standard in all surveyed hospitals in 2008, reports The Joint Commission. According to the July 2009 Joint Commission Perspectives, 45% of surveyed hospitals received a citation for EC.5.20, the old 2008 standard for Life Safety Code compliance. That standard has since expanded into 10 life safety standards introduced in 2009.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, July 29, 2009
The American Hospital Association has elected seven new members to its board of trustees for terms beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
By: Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, July 29, 2009
The individual mandate is in every major reform proposal, but that doesn't mean it's going to happen.
By: Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media, July 29, 2009
A hospital that suffered some bad PR when sent an uninsured illegal immigrant back to his home country has been vindicated by a jury, but it might not be in the clear in the court of public opinion.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 29, 2009
Could Americans start saving money if thousands of much-too-hefty nurses, doctors, and other health providers across the country led a national initiative to lose weight themselves?