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Medicare payments for physical therapy have poor prognosis
Because of a little-known provision in the law and Washington’s stalemate over healthcare, more than half a...
Web Exclusive: Massachusetts Investigating Wide Disparities in Hospital, Provider Reimbursements
Health insurers told a Massachusetts agency examining rising healthcare costs that a state trend toward "providing...
Call to cap medical payments is likely in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Senate leaders have indicated that they will push forward measures this year to control soaring...
Informed Administrators Are Key to a Successful Billing Staff
One of the biggest mistakes billing staff can make is to "rebill" a claim without taking the time to call the...
Massachusetts insurer details its unequal payments
Newly released documents from MA-based insurer Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. detail how certain hospitals and...
With Medicaid cuts, doctors and patients drop out
With states squeezing Medicaid payments to providers even as the economy fuels explosive growth in enrollment, patients...
Bundled payments might cut hospital costs without reducing quality of care
In this article published online by the Washington Post, Manoj Jain, an infectious-disease specialist and an adjunct...
Web Exclusive: Physicians Step Up Protests Against Medicare Cuts
Despite the Senate pushing back a possible 21% physician Medicare reimbursement cut until October 1, physicians...
Web Exclusive: AMA Wants Permanent Fix on Physician Pay Issue
The president of the American Medical Association criticized the Senate's vote on Wednesday to delay a 21.2 % physician...
The doctor is out
Policymakers and healthcare experts envision a shortage of family medicine doctors and geriatricians to care for an...

Newsletter: Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Advisor
Managed Care Contracting & Reimbursement Advisor tells you exactly what you must know and do to successfully negotiate...
Book: Managed Care Contracting Survival Guide for Healthcare Providers:
The Managed Care Contracting Survival Guide is a must-have resource for managed care directors and their staff. It...
Book: Beyond the Contract:
This hands-on survival guide will help you prepare for negotiating sessions by delivering techniques and strategies you...
Book: The New Era of Healthcare: Practical Strategies for Providers and Payers
This book focuses on methods to forge a partnership between healthcare providers and managed care payers. It contains...
Book: Core Skills for Hospital Case Managers:
A guide to fundamental case management responsibilities, Core Skills for Hospital Case Managers serves as a training...
Video: Managing Length of Stay
This video with CD-ROM uses "right way" and "wrong way" scenarios to deliver helpful, practical...
Book: The Physician Queries Handbook:
The Physician Queries Handbook provides practical, tips and best practices for querying physicians on a concurrent or...