Effective Nov. 1, Great River Health's medical coding will be outsourced to another company, impacting 35 employees between the health system's West Burlington and Fort Madison hospitals.
When Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, signed onto Senate Bill 2122 in Texas’ last legislative session in 2021, he said he thought it was a “very common sense” and “simple” way to protect patients and their finances.
Gallup research also shows that at least half the U.S. workforce is involved in quiet quitting. There's a pretty high likelihood that if it's not affecting your workplace, it could be soon.
It's time to address it because a loss of productivity is costly on many levels.
A lawsuit filed against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra alleges the policies maintained by his department are restricting access to home health aide services for Medicare beneficiaries who are disabled or live with chronic conditions.
The suit was filed by a group of Medicare beneficiaries across multiple states as well as some health care advocacy groups.
Students from a historically Black university in Florida will soon have a dedicated pathway to earn a bachelor of science in nursing, or BSN, degree from the state's top-ranked nursing program.
Parents of a child sick during the night and adults wondering about recent health symptoms are among those who can get free medical guidance through a new service from Palomar Health.
RNs will ask callers questions about their symptoms to determine if their medical situation is best addressed by a trip to the emergency room, urgent care, during an appointment with a doctor, or at home.