‘Time is muscle’: Lovelace CEO Greer on new Lovelace, APD collaboration
(By - Sal Christ, www.bizjournals.com) A new collaboration between Lovelace Health System and the Albuquerque Police Department is aimed at
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5 things to know about Medicare charges for cervical spine surgery
(By - Laura Dyrda, www.beckersspine.com) A new study published in Spine examines how hospital characteristics impact Medicare charges and payments
Read MoreATA Supports Medicare Licensing Bill to Reduce Barriers to Health Care
(Source - www.americantelemed.org) ATA is part of a group of 21 national associations and businesses that sent letters of support
Read MoreProsthetic leg users worry about proposed Medicare changes
(By - Brea Love, KCRG-TV9) Medicare cuts could negatively effect current, and future, prosthetic leg users. Lisa Moore’s son Damian
Read MoreFact Check Friday: The Truth About Negotiation in Medicare Part D
(By - Allyson Funk, via www.prnewswire.com) Claims that there are no price negotiations currently taking place in Medicare Part D
Read MoreA Milestone Is Reached As CMS Moves Beyond Voluntary Participation
(By - Jackson Williams, healthaffairs.org) The announcement last month from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the
Read MoreMedicare’s voluntary bundled payment program grows, but many providers opt out
(By - Melanie Evans, www.modernhealthcare.com) Medicare’s voluntary test of bundled payments added new contracts in July, but about two-thirds of
Read MoreTransitional care poised to increase impact on health insurance
(By - Heather Caspi, www.healthcaredive.com) Transitional care, a new Medicare billing category as of 2013, is about to see a
Read MoreCMS extends enforcement delay for two-midnight rule
(By - Adam Rubenfire, www.modernhealthcare.com) The CMS has extended its enforcement delay for the controversial two-midnight rule governing short hospital
Read MoreNew Medicare program coming for hospice care
(By - Mike Ford, www.claytodayonline.com) As one with an aging parent, Phil Ward has watched his father get older and
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