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5 Secrets to ACO Success
Transparency and these five core competencies are 'must haves' for accountable care organizations that wish to achieve...
Obama aministration shelves doctor ’mystery shoppers’ plan
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it had shelved plans for a survey in which "mystery shoppers" posing as...
The time is now for ACOs, former CMS administrator says
With the prohibitive and rising cost of healthcare, there has never been a greater need for accountable care...
Opinion: HSAs lucrative for insurers, costly for consumers
In its ongoing attempt to weaken a key provision of the healthcare reform law -- the one that requires insurers to...
The New IT Landscape For Health Insurers
Periodically, a dramatic change in an industry enables chief information officers to step up and play a decisive role...
Prognosis guarded for Medicare and Social Security
Medicare and Social Security - the foundation of a secure retirement - are facing strains from an aging population and...
Physicians 1, DM 0
Many believe a recently implemented Physician Group Practice demonstration project could be the future of quality care...
A Reasonable Challenge
CMS' latest inpatient prospective payment system, namely three additions to the no-pay list, has prompted many to...
CMS: We Pay Dead People
As much as $90 million was paid to fraudulent billers who used dead doctors' ID numbers between 2000 and 2007, adding...
The boomers are coming but don't panic yet
The good people in the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services take great pains every...

Audio Conference: 2012 OPPS Proposed Rule: Analyze the Impact and Manage the Changes
Expert speakers Jugna Shah, MPH, and Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, return for this popular program. They review the proposed...
Audio Conference: 2012 OPPS Final Rule: Analyze the Impact and Manage the Changes
Expert speakers Jugna Shah, MPH, and Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, return for this popular program. They review the final...
Audio Conference: CPT 2012: Overview of Major Code Changes
This annual audio conference explains the CPT code changes for 2012. Our speakers present the latest information you...
Audio Conference: Charging for Ancillary Bedside Procedures Beyond the Room Rate
Considerable confusion exists around what is included in your room rate such as infusions, supplies or lumbar...
Audio Conference: Top ED Coding Challenges for 2012
In this 2-hour audio conference, our expert speakers discuss some of most controversial areas for ED coding including...
Audio Conference: Outpatient Facility Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Made Easy
During this live 90-minute audio conference, our speaker will outline the reasons for adding HBO therapy to existing...