Patient Care News:
Health Management Associates allegedly billed government healthcare programs for inpatient services that should have been billed as outpatient or observation services, paid physicians in return for patient referrals and submitted inflated claims for......
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have both passed measures to halt the use of gag clauses by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bills soon....
The AHA is looking for lawmakers to join its fight against the CMS proposed site-neutral payment policy that would equalize Medicare rates for off-campus hospital facilities and independent physicians offices....
Healthcare data breaches have risen nearly every year from 2010 through 2017. Although physical theft used to be the data breach method of choice, hacking has become the most prevalent method....
An analysis of brand-name prescription drug prices shows its been business as usual for drugmakers, with far more price hikes than cuts. The number of increases slowed somewhat and were not quite as steep as in past years....
If UnitedHealth and Envision dont reach a deal to extend their contract beyond Dec. 31, patients who visit emergency departments or certain other hospital departments staffed by Envision physicians could receive big out-of-network bills....