by Keith Kuhn | Apr 26, 2013 | Payor
An unlikely coalition of doctors, dentists, hospitals, health plans and a health care union launched a statewide campaign Wednesday to support the successful roll-out of federal health care reform and oppose further rate cuts in Medi-Cal, the government health care...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 26, 2013 | Industry
After posting record quarterly revenue, the founder of sleep disorder equipment supplier ResMed says the business has the capacity to grow even further as it provides the holy grail of healthcare. The company says it believes its breathing masks for people with sleep...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 25, 2013 | Reimbursement
On Thursday April 25th, 2013 CMS Announced that due to Technical issues, implementation of the Phase 2 ordering and referring denial edits is being delayed. The edits would have checked the following claims for an approved or validly opted-out physician or...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 25, 2013 | Government
The Market Pricing Program Bill (H.R. 1717) has been introduced!! The full text of the Bill is not yet available online. H.R.1717 Latest Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment,...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 24, 2013 | Government
Six community hospitals in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia will tackle the costly problem of patients returning to the hospital too quickly after being discharged. The Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, with a $10 million federal grant, will set up a...
