by Keith Kuhn | Jun 29, 2014 | Industry
The American Telemedicine Association released draft Clinical Guidelines for Telepathology and is seeking public comments through June 20, 2014. Practice guidelines can serve as a useful reference point for the development of a provider’s standards of care, policies...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 29, 2014 | Payor
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to look at a case that’s likely to cost the insurer millions of dollars. Blue Cross is accused by an auto parts supplier of charging hidden fees. An appeals court recently affirmed the...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 28, 2014 | Provider
The boards of Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare have unanimously approved an agreement to combine their operations into a new $4 billion health care organization. Under the terms of the agreement, the three systems are creating a new,...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 27, 2014 | Payor
Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration said Friday that insurers are showing strong interest in the Republican’s plan to extend private health insurance to hundreds of thousands of working poor and pay for it with federal Medicaid expansion dollars. Nine...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 26, 2014 | Provider
On June 17, 2014, Southern California Public Radio affiliate KPCC broadcasted a report about physician-owned distributors of implantable medical devices (“PODs”) and the legal and ethical concerns that are raised when POD ownership gives referring physicians a...
