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Dialog Medical helps practices avoid legal nightmares

 Chelsey Ledue June 24, 2008
ATLANTA – Medical malpractice suits and wrong-site surgeries could be avoided with the use of better informed consent and general consent forms. But many hospitals and physician offices still us...
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SCM for hospitals undergoing a 'substantial reinvention'

 Patty Enrado May 30, 2008
Supply-CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM) for hospitals is undergoing a “substantial reinvention,” said Eugene Schneller, professor and director of Health Sector Supply Chain Management and Policy...
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Payer-provider contracts are evolving

 John Andrews May 30, 2008
CONSIDER PAYER-PROVIDER CONTRACTS  to be microcosms of overall industry trends. As concepts like pay-for-performance and consumer-directed health plans gain traction in the healthcare environment...
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Baby boomers fuel rise in healthcare properties, but what about costs?

 Molly Merrill May 30, 2008
SANTA ANA, CA - According to a report by the Grubb & Ellis Company, a real estate services and investment firm, the increasing demand for medical services by aging baby boomers will fuel demand fo...
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HFMA's ANI heads to Las Vegas

 Molly Merrill May 29, 2008
LAS VEGAS – The Healthcare Financial Management Association’s premier educational and networking event, the Annual National Institute (ANI): The Healthcare Finance Conference, kicks off Ju...
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Sessions will hit all the hot topics

 Fred Bazzoli May 29, 2008
LAS VEGAS – Conference planners for this year’s ANI mapped out topics and speakers several months ago, looking ahead to what might be hot topics when the conference doors open. O...
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Gov't and healthcare: Oil and vinegar?

 Diana Manos May 29, 2008
WHEN IS too much too much, or too little too little when it comes to government interference? That's a question on everyone's mind with the election and Republican vs Democrat solutions for the econom...
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CMS announces 325 DME bids

 Fred Bazzoli May 29, 2008
WASHINGTON – Despite growing concern from the durable medical equipment industry and Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken the next step in its plan to implement a...
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Physicians recount RAC program horrors

 Fred Bazzoli May 29, 2008
WASHINGTON – Provider organizations peppered a House committee with concerns about the Recovery Audit Contractor program during a meeting in May.Witnesses provided their views on the p...
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Industry News Briefs

 Healthcare Finance News Staff May 29, 2008
CMS announces demo for hospital-physician paymentThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services want to test an approach of bundling payment for both hospital and physician services. CMS...
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Medical banking project seeks to organize denial codes

 Fred Bazzoli May 29, 2008
MARIETTA, GA – A medical banking organization is leading efforts to standardize the use of denial codes by health plans.Agreement on a taxonomy of denial codes will provide benefits to...
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AOL founder Case to discuss Revolution Health's impact

 Chelsey Ledue May 29, 2008
LAS VEGAS – On Tuesday, June 24, HFMA’s ANI conference will host keynote speaker Steve Case, the former AOL kingpin who is now chairman and chief operating officer of Revolution Health Gro...
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Hospital mergers ­­- now a classic no win?

 Fred Bazzoli May 29, 2008
RECENT ACTION by the Federal Trade Commission highlights the dynamic tension in competition within the hospital industry today.Maintaining competition between healthcare organizations, in ord...
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Charge data apparently ineffective as an aid in comparison shopping

 James G. Mhyre May 29, 2008
BEFORE CONSUMERS can make knowledgeable healthcare buying decisions, they need transparent comparative data on cost and quality. Meaningful quality data is difficult to identify and measure, but charg...
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'Market timing' falls short as investment strategy

 William M. Courson May 29, 2008
WHENEVER THE PUBLIC securities market experiences extraordinary price volatility, most investors begin to question their investing discipline. It can be unsettling to see markets fluctuate wildly....
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Report: Credit uncertainties slow capital plans

 Fred Bazzoli May 29, 2008
NEW YORK – The credit crunch appears to be affecting hospitals’ ability to raise capital and finance capital expenditures, especially for big-ticket items.A research report issued...
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AMA counters push against specialty sites

 Fred Bazzoli May 29, 2008
WASHINGTON – The American Medical Association is countering efforts calling for the increased regulation of specialty hospitals owned by physicians.In May, the hospital industry upped t...
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Hospital and IDNs News Briefs

 Healthcare Finance News Staff May 29, 2008
CMS proposes rule for inpatient rehab paymentThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in late April released a proposed rule for the prospective payment system governing inpatient...
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Holistic changes provide big returns at Kaleida

 Fred Bazzoli May 29, 2008
BUFFALO, NY – A holistic approach to consolidating patient access and accounting systems among its five hospitals has paid big dividends for Kaleida Health.The integrated delivery syste...
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AMA eyes rates for home demo project

 Fred Bazzoli May 29, 2008
A COMMITTEE of the American Medical Association has sent a proposal for payment rates to implement a medical home demonstration project to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.The...
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