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- January 25, 2013
AHA Rural Chair Says Reimbursement Top Challenge
Read moreAlvin Hoover, CEO of King’s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven, MS, chairs the American Hospital Association’s Section for Small or Rural Hospitals. Read his interview in “Health Leaders” about the reimbursement challenges facing rural hospitals in the reform landscape. Hoover says the overarching challenge is going to be to...
00 - January 25, 2013
Congress Looks at SGR Repeal
Read moreRepealing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for physician reimbursement under Medicare is a high priority for the new leader of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), says he wants to work with the House Energy and Commerce Committee to craft legislation to permanently repeal...
- January 25, 2013
Anthem’s Telemedicine Program Connects Members with Needed Services
Read moreAnthem Blue Cross’ telehealth network recently marked an important milestone. By providing over 50,000 specialty consults, they connected members in some of the state’s most rural underserved areas to needed healthcare services. Read about how they built their model from its original purpose as a vehicle to serve the...
- January 25, 2013
Medicaid Officials Release Rule Affecting Cost-Sharing and Coordination
Read moreThe Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) released their 474-page proposed rule affecting cost-sharing and coordination with Exchanges earlier this month. The proposed rule states officials would be able to charge Medicaid patients higher cost-sharing for some services than current regulations allow. The proposed rule also affects a...
- January 25, 2013
NE Study Shows Residents in Rural Counties are Less Likely to Have Health Insurance
Read moreA new health study says more uninsured people live in rural Nebraska, and experts say the implications for the future affect all of us. This is true for Colorado, as well as across the country. The rural economy is based on small business and self -employment. Small business owners...
- January 24, 2013
Rx Remote Solutions to exhibit at The Forum
Read more Rx Remote Solutions (RemoteSolutions) provides safe, efficient off-site medication order verification and processing services which meet The Joint Commission, CMS and other regulatory agency standards, HIPAA regulations and applicable state licensing requirements. Rx RemoteSolutions is driven to provide cost effective, extraordinary quality and exemplary customer service to...
- January 23, 2013
Get Informed! David Ginsberg to host webinar on HIPAA Omnibus Rule
Read moreAfter a 2.5 year wait the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule has been released with 563 pages of changes to HIPAA as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The package of regulations will be officially posted on the Federal Register on Jan. 25. The final...
- January 23, 2013
ICD-10 News: CMS Announces More Listening Sessions
Read moreCMS is pleased to announce additional industry listening sessions hosted by National Government Services (NGS) to develop common definitions and best practices for testing of the Administrative Simplification Requirements. National Government Services (NGS) will then use ICD-10 as a business case to validate a defined universal testing process that...
- January 23, 2013
Todd Welter to discuss “Managed Care in the Wake of the ACA (OBAMACARE)” and “Leverage in the Era of health Exchange”
Read moreOn Wednesday, April 3, 2013 from 10:45-11:45 and 3:15-4:15, Todd Welter will lead breakout sessions on insurance contracting and recontracting. Mr. Welter will also be addressing copays and patient balances during one of his sessions. Todd Welter, MS, CPC, has over 25 years of healthcare industry experience assisting physicians...
- January 22, 2013
Meet your coding, reimbursement and compliance goals in 2013!
Read moreCoding Certificate Bootcamp in Alamosa March 19, 20 & 21, 2013 Ramada Inn & Conference Center/333 Sante Fe Ave, Alamosa, CO Click here to register Billing and Coding Workshop in Rifle May 21, 22 & 23, 2013 Grand River Hospital Conference Center/501 Airport Rd, Rifle, CO Click here to register...
