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Government's Payment Data Release Raises More Questions Than Answers PHOENIX, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The hospital billing data recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shows wide variation in actual Medicare payments--not just in hospital charges--according to data analysis by Abhay Padgaonkar, a management and healthcare consultant. The analysis also revealed the most extreme charge markups among different states and hospitals along...
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) today released a new study by The Moran Company that is the first to examine readmission patterns within inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) paid under the Medicare IPF prospective payment system (IPF PPS). Two types of facilities are included in the IPF PPS: 1) freestanding psychiatric IPFs (both governmental and nongovernmental) and 2) hospital-based ("distinct...
While ACOs are here to stay, there's still "cause for pause," he tells audience EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "ACOs are an inexorable part of the "fee-for-value train" that has left the station," Ken Perez, MedeAnalytics' senior vice president of marketing and director of healthcare policy, told a gathering of executives at the 4(th) Annual Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting held May 9-11 at the Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago. "They're here to stay, but it...
Recently published by Atlantic Information Services, The Medicare Compliance Toolkit contains a wide-ranging set of “how-to” compliance tools covering everything from coding, billing, documentation and reimbursement to Recovery Audit Contractors and OIG audits. Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 Industry-leading health business information publisher Atlantic Information Services, Inc. (AIS) is pleased to announce the release of its newest special report, The Medicare Compliance...
Combination Strengthens Shared Commitment to Medicaid Managed Care, Ability to Thrive in the Emerging Exchange Marketplace TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and SCHENECTADY, N.Y., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MVP Health Care(®) (MVP) and Hudson Health Plan (Hudson) announced today that they have signed an agreement under which Hudson, a Tarrytown-based Medicaid managed care organization, will join the MVP family of companies. Both Hudson and MVP are nationally recognized not-for-profit health plans....
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The amount that hospitals charge the US government for common inpatient procedures – and the amount that those medical facilities receive for services rendered – varies greatly, according to information released Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). “As part of the Obama administration’s work to make our health care system more affordable and accountable, data are being released that show...
Selection of Citizens Medical Center on list of “America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience in Orthopedics” is based on women’s preferences, recommendation rating and clinical excellence. Victoria, TX (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Citizens Medical Center received the Women’s Choice Award® distinguishing it as one of the 2013 America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience in Orthopedics. The award is based on robust criteria that include female patient satisfaction...
Health Insurance Guaranteed, a supplemental health insurance company, announces increase of Medigap enrollment. Miami, FL (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Medicare supplement (Medigap) insurance is private health insurance designed to supplement Medicare. It offers coverage, at varying levels, for the significant out-of-pocket costs that aren’t covered by Medicare, such as deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. Medigap coverage allows seniors and younger Medicare enrollees with disabilities -...
The Corporate Whistle Blower Center is now urging nursing home managers, or administrators to call them if their facility is involved in major up coding, and or bundling of Medicare bills, provided its at last over $500,000 for each of the last two years, because there really can be significant whistleblower rewards for this kind of information, provided the whistleblower's proof is substantial, and easy to see. For more information nursing home executives, administrators, or managers...
The M&L Special Needs Planning. LLC website is now providing discussions on the Obamacare reforms scheduled to take place this year and how it can affect the special needs community. Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 M&L Special Needs Planning, a company located in Washington, D.C., is offering a discussion of the various changes that will occur as a result of Obamacare in 2013 via their company blog. This discussion includes tax changes, program creation and enhancements, and...
