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In CO, a tale of two hospitals
Aspen Valley Hospital will give its employees an average pay increase of 2.4% this month, while the Vail Valley...
Opinion: Why Google Health really failed: It's about the money
As reported on TechCrunch, Google shut down its medical records and health data platform. Since then, there's been a...
Berwick Announces CMS Final VBP Rules
Donald  Berwick, MD, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, has presented the final set...
New Jersey eyes help for patients after medical errors
Hospital patients and the companies insuring them would no longer be on the hook to pay for care after a serious...
Medicare won’t pay for medical errors
Beginning today, Medicare will stop paying hospitals for the added cost of treating patients who are injured in their...
South Carolina Medicaid to quit paying for errors
South Carolina's Medicaid program plans to stop paying hospitals for medical errors they make. Representatives from the...
More states shred bills for awful medical errors
Hospitals in nearly half the states in the nation now say they won't bill patients for medical mistakes, including...
CMS releases 2009 IPPS final rule
CMS released its inpatient prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2009 on July 31, updating Medicare...
CIGNA to stop hospital reimbursements for medical mistakes
Health insurer Cigna Corp. has announced that as of Oct. 1, it will no longer reimburse hospitals for patient expenses...
Feds try to cut costs of hospital errors
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed adding dangerous blood clots in the leg and eight other...

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...
Audio Conference: Manage Revenue Integrity and Audit Activity
During this 90-minue audio conference, our speakers will explain how to work across departments and build a strong...
Audio Conference: PEPPER for Critical Access Hospitals: Identify Your Audit Risk
During this 90-mintue audio conference, our speakers will explain PEPPER and tell you how to use your report to...
Audio Conference: Combat RAC Denials: Strategies for Successful Appeals
During this 90-minute audio conference, our speakers provide step-by-step procedures, timelines, tools, and best...
Audio Conference: ABNs and Modifiers: Everything You Need to Know in 90 Minutes
During this 90-minute audio conference, our speakers explain how to operationalize ABNs and modifiers so you get paid...
Audio Conference: 2012 IPPS Final Rule Explained
This 90-minute audio conference is your life line. Our experts comb the rule and pull out the information you need to...
Continuing Education: Medicare Compliance Forum: Orlando, FL
Attend the 2012 Medicare Compliance Forum to reduce your organization’s risk and exposure from government auditors...
Webcast: ADL Coding and the Impact on Your Facility's Reimbursement
Don’t let improper ADL coding put your facility at risk of significant revenue loss. Join HCPro on Tuesday, June 19, at...
Seminar: OPPS and IPPS Reimbursement Fundamentals
Attend OPPS and IPPS Reimbursement Fundamentals, a half-day seminar on September 30 in Orlando. You'll learn to...