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Top Democrats reject new plan to cut Medicare spending
Leading Congressional Democrats immediately recoiled Tuesday from a new proposal to cut $600 billion in Medicare...
West Penn Hospital would have closed without Highmark deal
Without its acquisition by Highmark Inc., West Penn Allegheny Health System would have been forced to shutter West...
Inpatient or outpatient? The battle to control costs
  One of the biggest challenges in healthcare is controlling costs. A primary way to accomplish that is...
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...
UT medical leaders raise concerns over healthcare reform
University of Texas medical leaders said Wednesday that federal health care reform legislation will present formidable...
Health pilot eyes a new approach to reimbursement
Pay-for-performance may be coming to New Hampshire’s healthcare industry. Under a five-year pilot program...
Insurers push plans that limit choices of doctors
As the Obama administration begins to enact the new national health care law, the country’s biggest insurers are...
JPS Health Network expects operating loss of up to $25M
Falling property tax revenue and a reduction in a federal reimbursement for treating Medicaid patients could leave the...
MD hospital patients to pay hundreds more for stays
Maryland patients will pay hundreds of dollars more for hospital stays under price hikes made final Wednesday by the...

Book: CMS Publication 100-4 Chapter 10: CMS Home Health Billing Manual
This handy manual, updated to reflect 2010 changes, is a great resource for finding answers quickly and easily when...
Audio Conference: Injections and Infusions Follow Up: More Answers to Your Ongoing Questions
This follow-up to our popular Injections and Infusions audio conference delves into more coding questions and responds...
Audio Conference: Acute and Chronic Renal Failure Coding:
Our experts address new AKIN criteria, acute vs. chronic kidney disease, and other clinical aspects of renal failure...
Continuing Education: HIPAA Privacy and Security: Coders, Billers, and the HIM Staff
This course explains the HIPAA privacy and security rules that are relevant to coders, billers, and the HIM staff. It...
Continuing Education: HIPAA Privacy and Security for Nurses and Clinical Staff
This course explains the HIPAA privacy and security rules that are relevant to nurses and other clinical staff. It also...
Continuing Education: HIPAA Privacy and Security: Registration and Front Office Staff
This course explains the HIPAA privacy and security rules as applicable and relevant to the registration and front...
Continuing Education: HIPAA Privacy and Security: Nutrition, Environmental Services, & Volunteer Staff
This course explains the HIPAA privacy and security rules as applicable and relevant to nutrition, environmental...
Continuing Education: HIPAA Privacy and Security: Business Associates
Continuing Education: HIPAA Privacy and Security for Physician eLearning
This course explains the HIPAA privacy and security rules as applicable and relevant to nutrition, environmental...
Continuing Education: HIPAA Privacy and Security: Executive, Administrative, and Corporate Staff
This course explains the HIPAA privacy and security rules that are relevant to the executive, administrative, and...