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How the legit get hit

 Nancy Beckley February 10, 2010
Providers in Florida have gotten used to all the jokes about our fine state, and in particular the one about the city of Miami being the epicenter, or ground zero, of Medicare fraud.
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Best Practices In Healthcare Cost Containment

 January 25, 2010
At this event, attendees will gain valuable strategic tools and processes geared at program performance—clinically, operationally and financially.
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VA launches pilot program for cost-effective medical waste disposal

 Richard Pizzi January 04, 2010
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has initiated a pilot program for the disposal of medical waste and unused dispensed medications generated outside hospitals and large healthcare facilities.
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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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Long-term care hospital groups complete merger

 Richard Pizzi November 30, 2009
Two leading operators of long-term acute care hospitals in the United States have completed a merger.
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U.S. healthcare labor markets improve fastest in Sun Belt cities

 Richard Pizzi November 20, 2009
The HWS Labor Market Pulse Index, a quarterly barometer of local market healthcare workforce fluctuations, shows near-term demand for healthcare workers growing fastest in Houston, Orlando and Atlanta for the third quarter of 2009.
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University of Texas doctors to build new clinic

 Richard Pizzi October 21, 2009
UT Physicians, the medical group practice of The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, has entered into a lease agreement that will allow it to expand its clinic space.
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Vendor Notebook - St. Vincent Health expands use of MedAssets' RCM solutions

 Eric Wicklund September 14, 2009
MedAssets, Inc., an Atlanta-based developer of spend management and revenue cycle solutions, has announced that St. Vincent Health of Indianapolis has expanded its use of the company's RCM products and services.
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Multi-state Medicare Fraud Crackdown Focuses Attention on Recovery Payoffs to Defray Health Reform Costs

 Industry News Release August 05, 2009
In the aftermath of 32 recent arrests for Medicare fraud in Houston, Boston and Miami, discussions are now focusing on how massive recoveries by the government can significantly help defray the costs of current health reform initiatives.
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Poll claims Americans are wary of healthcare reform

 Healthcare Finance News Staff July 17, 2009
Americans are unsure that a healthcare reform bill introduced this week is the solution to problems with the healthcare system, according to a poll created and commissioned by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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New inter-agency team turns up the "HEAT" on fraud

 Chelsey Ledue May 21, 2009
Government officials have launched a Healthcare Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) to combat Medicare fraud.
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Houston hospital announces sale of patient accounts

 Chelsey Ledue May 05, 2009
St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston, Texas, has sold approximately 39,000 outstanding patient accounts to Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, Inc.
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Houston hospital settles Medicare fraud suit for $9M

 Richard Pizzi March 30, 2009
Methodist Hospital in Houston has agreed to pay the U.S. government $9.99 million to settle allegations that it defrauded the federal Medicare program.
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Medical home model more efficient for docs

 Chelsey Ledue March 04, 2009
If every American had a patient-centered medical home, healthcare costs would likely decrease by 5.6 percent, resulting in a national savings of $67 billion per year.
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Controlling variations in spending critical to healthcare reform

 Richard Pizzi February 26, 2009
Huge inefficiencies in the U.S. healthcare system are harming the nation's ability to expand access to care, according to a new analysis of Medicare spending by researchers of the Dartmouth Atlas Project in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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EmLogis brings staffing services to new audience

 Eric Wicklund February 04, 2009
A company that earned its reputation designing staffing schedules for dialysis centers is setting its sights on other healthcare providers.
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Texas extends Medicaid coverage for children affected by Hurricane Ike

 Diana Manos December 24, 2008
 The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is extending Medicaid coverage for about 34,000 children in the Houston-Beaumont areas over concerns that Hurricane Ike may have disrupted the abil...
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Medicare OKs new accrediting group

 Richard Pizzi October 27, 2008
WASHINGTON - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved the first new U.S. hospital accreditation organization in more than 30 years.DNV Healthcare Inc., a Houston-based di...
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Medicare approves new hospital accreditation organization

 Richard Pizzi September 29, 2008
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last week its approval of the first new hospital accreditation organization in more than 30 years.The decision allows DNV Healt...
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Solutions and Services News Briefs

 Healthcare Finance News Staff August 28, 2008
Eulogix adds ECP to medical records softwareEulogix, a Houston-based provider of electronic medical records software for mental and behavioral health providers, is adding electronic claims...
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