The chief impetus of Medicare spending from 1987-2006 moved from inpatient hospital services to outpatient treatment of chronic conditions, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
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A federal workgroup has shown interest in giving hospitals and physicians greater flexibility in meeting CMS' proposed rule on meaningful use standards to qualify for electronic health record incentive payments, according to a report by AHA News Now.
Here is a list of 13 orthopedic- and spine-driven ASCs and a few of the reasons why they have been so successful.
More than 3 million people enrolled in Medicaid in the year ended in June 2009, pushing enrollment to a record 46.8 million, according to data published by the Kaiser Family Foundation and cited in a Washington Post story.
President Obama is expected to release a new healthcare reform legislation over the weekend, before his healthcare summit with Republicans scheduled for next week, according to a report by the New York Times.
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Over 26 percent of physicians responding to a post on Sermo, the world's largest online community of physicians, said they have either been forced to close or are considering closing their solo practices, according to a Sermo news release.
Here are 10 statistics and facts about joint replacement from a comprehensive CDC report titled, "Health, United States, 2009," under the section, "Special Feature, Medical Technology."
Organizers of a Feb. 27 symposium on women in surgery at the University of South Florida hope to raise women's current 6 percent share of the surgeon population, according to a release from the University of South Florida.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas has added Kansas Spine Hospital in Wichita as an in-network provider, according to a release from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas.
1. New CMS ASC payment system has generally increased orthopedic reimbursements. The transition to the new CMS ASC payment system, which pays centers at a percentage of HOPD rates, has increased the reimbursement rates of most orthopedic procedures, says Jay…