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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...
Web Exclusive: Senate Inches Closer to Delay Doc Pay Cut until September 30
The Senate has cleared the way to vote on delaying a 21.2% physician pay cut vote in Medicare reimbursement until...
Medicare backlash: A primary care doctor lays out his costs
With a 21% cut in Medicare payments slated to take effect later this month, physicians who say they are making an OK...
Web Exclusive: Medicare Cuts Delayed, Not Eliminated
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to postpone a Medicare reimbursement cut until the end of March. But so what?
Tufts Medical, Blue Cross negotiations break down
The breakdown in contract talks between Boston’s Tufts Medical Center physicians and Blue Cross and Blue Shield...
Anthem uses Indiana nonprofit's data to inform, crosscheck care
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana is planning to increase reimbursement to doctors by as much as 10% next...
Mistakes to cost Illinois hospitals
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, the state’s largest health insurer, will no longer pay for claims when...
Blue Shield of Massachusetts aims to overhaul how it pays for healthcare
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts is proposing to overhaul the way it pays doctors and hospitals, in what...

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...