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Connolly posts 19 new DRG validation issues

 Ernie De Los Santos February 11, 2010
Connolly Healthcare, the RAC for Region C, has posted 19 new approved issues for Complex Review on their RAC Issues page.
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The “Cadillac” Tax sweetheart deal

 Robert Laszewski January 15, 2010
Just when you thought you couldn’t be more cynical about the healthcare bill. There wasn’t a lot of hope the same administration that ignored the rule of law in granting unions priority over Chrysler bondholders was going to offend them on the “Cadillac” tax.
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HealthSouth to sell Louisiana hospital

 Richard Pizzi January 08, 2010
The HealthSouth Corporation has signed an agreement to sell HealthSouth Rehabilitation of Baton Rouge, La., to another facility in the region, Baton Rouge Rehabilitation Hospital.
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Medicare Fraud Strike Force expands, more arrests announced

 Chelsey Ledue December 16, 2009
The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services have expanded Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations to Brooklyn, N.Y., Tampa, Fla., and Baton Rouge, La.
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Louisiana medical center inks deal for paperless ED coding

 Industry News Release November 23, 2009
PracticeMax announced it has signed a contract with Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux, Louisiana. PracticeMax will provide coding services for the hospital’s emergency physician group.
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Nurses, doctors go door-to-door for health reform

 Diana Manos October 12, 2009
Nurses and doctors from nine healthcare battleground states canvassed for health reform on Saturday.
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Hospitals help sustain Louisiana economy, study says

 Diana Manos September 03, 2009
A new study shows how Louisiana's hospitals are responsible for providing economic stability to its communities.
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Fitch downgrades $464M Ochsner Clinic Foundation bonds

 Industry News Release August 24, 2009
Fitch Ratings has downgraded to 'BBB+' the underlying rating on approximately $464 million outstanding bonds issued by the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority on behalf of Ochsner Clinic Foundation ($380 million series 2007A) and Ochsner Community Hospitals ($83.9 million series 2007B).
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CMS names new Medicare administrative contractor

 Richard Pizzi July 20, 2009
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has named a new Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Jurisdiction 7, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Notes from the Field: State budget battles leave healthcare hurting

 Richard Pizzi May 29, 2009
This is budget-writing time for many state legislatures around the United States, and this year almost every state is planning significant cuts to healthcare programs.
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Louisiana health system signs new revenue cycle deal

 Richard Pizzi May 21, 2009
The New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System has entered into a long-term agreement for revenue cycle services with Atlanta-based MedAssets.
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Louisiana cuts hospital Medicaid payments

 Healthcare Finance News Staff May 15, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has cut Medicaid payments for hospital services by 7.16 percent to reduce the state's budget deficit.
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Vendor Notebook - CHRISTUS Health chooses LYNX for 18 acute care hospitals

 Healthcare Finance News Staff March 16, 2009
Picis, Inc., of Wakefield, Mass. has announced that CHRISTUS Health has gone live with LYNX E/Point, a product of LYNX Medical Systems of Bellevue, Wash., in 18 of its acute care hospitals in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Utah and plans to implement the ED charging software in three additional hospitals soon.
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Medicaid reform efforts in Louisiana and Rhode Island face hurdles

 Chelsey Ledue February 23, 2009
Significant state Medicaid reform efforts in Louisiana and Rhode Island will likely face challenges in light of the nation's economic downturn, particularly as Medicaid populations grow, according to HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care market intelligence.
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New hospitals in the Big Easy: City wants to build two, but community resistance is strong

 Richard Pizzi February 03, 2009
In late 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the state of Louisiana selected adjacent sites in downtown New Orleans for the construction of two medical centers to replace hospitals damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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Louisiana Medicaid costs to rise

 Richard Pizzi November 05, 2008
Louisiana's $7 billion-plus Medicaid program will need another $450 million in the next budget year just to retain the status quo, the state's health secretary said this week.Department of He...
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Uninsured Gustav victims to receive prescription drug, DME assistance

 Chelsey Ledue September 09, 2008
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has pledged $1 million in individual assistance for Louisiana victims of Hurricane Gustav, through a new Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPA...
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Training, communication key to meeting Medicare changes

 Fred Bazzoli July 02, 2008
BATON ROUGE, LA – Preparing for Medicare changes is an annual event at Baton Rouge General Hospital.The facility, located in Louisiana’s capital, is already anticipating changes M...
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AHIP's Institute 2008 under way with focus on change, bottom line

 Patty Enrado June 19, 2008
Institute 2008, the annual June conference of America's Health Insurance Plans, is in full swing Thursday with a focus on best practices and applications, putting health plans in the role of agents of...
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Data warehouse to help La. healthcare reform

 Patty Enrado January 08, 2008
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Findings from a data warehouse containing medical claims from three of Louisiana’s major payers reveals unwarranted variations in care throughout the state....
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