by Keith Kuhn | Jan 16, 2014 | Industry
Rideout Health, a non-profit community-based healthcare system, and RGP Healthcare(TM), a division of Resources Global Professionals, today jointly announced that Rideout has selected and is implementing Pavisse(TM), a cutting-edge technology for monitoring and...
by Keith Kuhn | Jan 15, 2014 | Beneficiary
Two-thirds of people over the age of 65 need help completing the tasks of daily living, either from special devices such as canes, scooters and bathroom grab bars or from another person, new research shows. “If people are finding ways to successfully deal with...
by Keith Kuhn | Jan 15, 2014 | Reimbursement
New RAC Audits Posted Region A Performant Recovery, the recovery audit contractor (RAC), posted a complex review for automatic external defibrillators on December 26 that will specifically look at claims billed without an indication supporting medical necessity as...
by Keith Kuhn | Jan 14, 2014 | Industry
NCAMES: NC Tracks Update NCAMES has learned that provider numbers are being cut off in NC Tracks due to pharmacy permits not being updated as they have been renewed. NCAMES is very concerned about this process as providers haven’t been given any notification to...
by Keith Kuhn | Jan 14, 2014 | Payor
State Auditor Beth Wood issued a devastating critique of North Carolina’s launch of a new Medicaid payment system Monday afternoon, saying the program was fraught with problems and the state still lacks “a comprehensive action plan” to solve the...