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March 17, 2010

New AMA tool to help doctors correct managed care contracts

A new online resource from the American Medical Association is designed to help physicians who are seeking alternatives to one-sided contracts offered by some managed care organizations.

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Comparative effectiveness research explained
Ellen-Marie Whelan discusses evidence-based healthcare and how it can improve care in this video from the Center for American Progress.
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Industry News January 13
Hospitals using Lean and Six Sigma
James Levett, MD, is chairman of the American Society for Quality's healthcare division and chief medical officer for The Physicians' Clinic of Iowa. In this interview with Healthcare Finance News Editor Richard Pizzi, Levett discusses how U.S. hospitals are beginning to embrace Lean and Six Sigma business management strategies to reduce costs and improve productivity.
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High private-payer margins can lead to negative Medicare margins
An article published this week in Health Affairs found that hospitals with strong market power lose money on Medicare patients because these hospitals tend to have high cost structures. MORE
Emdeon to bolster payer offerings with HTMS deal
Emdeon is boosting its portfolio of service offerings to payers with the planned acquisition of Healthcare Technology Management Services. MORE
CMS won't enforce 'direct supervision' policy for critical access hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has instructed Medicare contractors not to evaluate or enforce the "direct supervision" requirement for therapeutic services furnished in calendar year 2010 to outpatients in critical access hospitals. MORE
Brand-name drug prices are rising in 2010
A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds that prices for commonly used brand name drugs are rising in 2010. MORE
Vendor Notebook: Craneware, Inc., signs contract to deploy new toolkit
Economist says episode payments will bend healthcare cost
Creative payment reform initiatives abound nationwide
Survey: Health insurance and access to care not so closely linked
Medicare nixes contract with Fox Insurance drug plan
American Well brings online care platform to New York
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March 12, 2010 Ed Howe

An uncertain future for Medicare patients

In recent months the Mayo Clinic announced their primary care facility near my home in Phoenix would no longer be accepting Medicare. Then the fun began. MORE
March 11, 2010 Stephanie Cohen

Life in the trenches of the health insurance business

This month’s health insurance nightmare: You believe the cost of your policy is too high and the benefits too low. MORE
March 04, 2010 Barbara Vandegrift

Focus on comprehensive documentation to prove medical necessity

Clinical and administrative staff at many organizations are struggling with the issue of what "medically necessary" really means. MORE
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March 19, 2010
CapitalSource provides $71M loan to San Diego medical center
March 19, 2010
Amerinet offers new quality and patient safety toolkits to members
March 19, 2010
Novation introduces a best price commodities portfolio
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