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Web Exclusive: CMS Announces Payment Rate Cuts for Skilled Nursing Facilities
CMS announced adjustments to fiscal year 2010 payment rates Friday that the agency said will help "better reflect...
Web Exclusive: CMS' IPPS Final Rule Includes 2.1% Increase
Though many hospitals had feared a 1.9% reduction in payment for 2010, they will actually see a 2.1% increase...
CMS springs few surprises in 2010 OP and ASC proposed payments
Early July rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid included proposed calendar year 2010 payments for...
Medicare plans to cut specialists' payments
The Obama administration has announced that it plans to cut Medicare payments for imaging services and specialists, and...
Web Exclusive: Proposed Rule Could Affect Nursing Facilities Negatively
A proposed CMS rule could have a negative impact on reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities. The proposed rule...
Colon scans not covered
In a final decision released May 12, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in a memo that it wouldn't...
Medicare actuaries lower the boom on proposed 2010 IP payments
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services unleashed its actuaries to determine whether hospitals received excess...
Web Exclusive: MRSA: Your Cost Problem
When you hospital finance types got your CPA or MBA or CFA designation, you probably never thought that your job might...
CMS releases 2009 IPPS final rule
CMS released its inpatient prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2009 on July 31, updating Medicare...
A Message to Community Hospital Leadership
The future for hospitals is not dependent on getting more dollars in the door to offset revenue restrictions but to...

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...