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Coupons for patients, but higher bills for insurers
With drug prices rising and many people out of work, pharmaceutical companies are increasingly helping patients with...
How to Be RAC-Ready in 2011
In this Q&A, HCPro's director of Medicare and Compliance, Kimberly Anderwood Hoy,  discusses Recovery Audit...
Web Exclusive: HHS Announces $290M Loan Program for Docs in Underserved Areas
Health and Human Services has unveiled a $290 million loan repayment program with potential to reimburse primary care...
Web Exclusive: Hospital Sues WV Over Medicaid Reimbursements
Citing "inadequate" reimbursement levels limiting operations and capital expenditures, Appalachian Regional...
Web Exclusive: Slashing Medicare Reimbursements Curbs Treatment Overuse
Cuts in Medicare reimbursements for services that have mixed applications can reduce unnecessary use without reducing...
Web Exclusive: MGMA: Bonus Incentives Boost Hospitalists' Productivity
The lower the base salary, the higher the productivity of hospitalists because of bonus incentives, a Medical Group...
Twin Cities’ Children’s Hospital plans up to 250 job cuts
Children's Hospital says it plans to eliminate 200 to 250 jobs by mid-November, citing a drop in patients, an increase...
Hospital monopolies ruin MRI bill as Sutter gets price it wants
After Mark Logsdon tore a ligament in his knee skiing at Lake Tahoe in March, he returned home to suburban Sacramento...
Hospitals say more insured patients can’t pay
It's no surprise that the struggling economy has made it harder for hospitals to collect money from patients who have...
Web Exclusive: Hospital Uses Pocket-Sized Handout to Improve Core Measures Compliance
Core measures are a part of the fabric of hospital life, particularly given their connection to CMS reimbursement...

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: 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...
Audio Conference: Mastering Physician Queries:
During this live 90-minute audioconference Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN and Mary H. Stanfill, MBI, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA...
Audio Conference: 2013 IPPS Final Rule Highlights and New Initiatives
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: Las Vegas, NV
Audio Conference: The Pediatric Medical Record: Opportunities for Documentation Improvement
The Pediatric Medical Record - This 90-minute audio conference reviews how pediatric documentation improvements can be...
Webcast: Improve Physician Profiles Through SOI/ROM Documentation Capture
During this webcast our experts demonstrate how documentation improvement reviews targeting SOI/ROM measures can help...
Continuing Education: Outpatient, Observation, or Inpatient?: Las Vegas, NV
Audio Conference: Sepsis Coding: Clinical Updates and Communication Strategies
Our experts review the changes around clinical documentation and coding for sepsis, coding guidelines and guidance, and...