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By: Michelle Leppert, for HealthLeaders Media, July 6, 2011
The proposal outlines changes for payment for combined CT services, partial hospitalization ambulatory payment classifications, and supervision for outpatient therapy services.
By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, July 6, 2011
With more than 100 sites in Illinois and Indiana, including 12 hospitals, the merger of Provena Health and Resurrection Health Care creates one of the largest health systems in Illinois. No financial details were disclosed.
By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, July 6, 2011
A portion of a whistleblower suit against UnitedHealth Group and a subsidiary, involving charges of violations of the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute, will be allowed to proceed, a federal appeals court has ruled.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, July 6, 2011
Wheaton Community Hospital in west central Minnesota has joined Sanford Health and is now known as Sanford Wheaton Medical Center. Financial terms were not disclosed.
By: James Carroll, for HealthLeaders Media, July 6, 2011
Coding and finalizing claims without the final discharge summary documentation puts hospitals at risk since they are responsible for reporting diagnosis-related group codes that accurately reflect the patient's conditions and procedures, experts say.
By: Karen Minich-Pourshadi, for HealthLeaders Media, July 5, 2011
Healthcare leaders might expect ratings agency Standard and Poor's to bear bad news when it comes to reform, the economy, and their impact on access to capital. But the current state of healthcare finances isn't as bad as some might think.
By: Rebecca Hendren, for HealthLeaders Media, July 5, 2011
New nurses have a difficult time bridging the gap from nursing school to practice and hospitals must recognize this difficult transition. Here are five strategies that help new graduates through the transition and ensure that they are engaged, long-term employees.
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