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- June 11, 2014
AMA Calls to Give Veterans Access to Private Sector Health Providers
Read moreAccording to the American Medical Association (AMA), veterans facing long wait times for healthcare at government hospitals should have access to private doctors. The AMA, the largest doctor’s group in the U.S., voted at its annual meeting yesterday to ask President Obama to give veterans access to private-sector health...
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New Report About Narrow Networks Released by McKinsey Center
Read moreRoughly half of the products sold on exchanges in 2014 were narrow-network plans, according to a study by the McKinsey Center for US Health System Reform (read the study here). In the largest city in each state, that figure jumped to 60 percent. The vast majority of exchange customers...
- June 11, 2014
New Study From CHA Shows Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Hospital Volumes
Read moreA new study from the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) shows the impact of Medicaid expansion on hospital volumes in the 26 states that chose to expand Medicaid eligibility under an option offered through the Affordable Care Act. The study shows that the Medicaid proportion of patient volume at hospitals...
- June 5, 2014
Webinar: Grant Writing for Success – Intro
Read moreJoin us for the first of a 5 part webinar series that will give you the skills you need to write successful grant applications for your organization. Part 1, “Grant Writing 101” will provide an overview of the skills necessary for positioning your organization in the best light possible...
- June 5, 2014
Root Cause Analysis
Read moreHow do you and your team determine which issues need fixing? Without analysis and examination you could end up ‘fixing’ symptoms instead of causes, but if you look deeper to determine the Root Cause of the issue, you can fix the underlying systems and processes that caused the problem....
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Medicare News Part B Webinar Handout: “Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Basics” June 5, 2014 (11:00am-12:00pm ET, 10:00am -11:00am CT Having trouble billing your Medicare Secodary Payer Claims? This session is for you! Join us as we discuss Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) basics. We will review situations when other payers...
- June 5, 2014
Medicare News Part B- Jurisdiction H for June 3rd, 2014
Read morePart B Webinar Handout: “Using Place of Service Codes Correctly”June 4, 2014 (10:00am -11:00am ET, 9:00am -10:00am CT) Join us as we explore the topic of Using Place of Service Codes Correctly! We will discuss what proper place of service codes should be used and the rationale as to...
- June 5, 2014
Medicare Part A News-Jurisdiction H for June 3rd, 2014
Read moreMedicare News Join us for our JH Part A webinar “Update – New Novitas Website” June 6, 2014 (1:00pm-2:30pm CT) We will demonstrate the improved Novitas Solutions website and how to navigate, inform you of the new available search tools, and provide tips to enhance your search results. Register...
- June 5, 2014
MLN Connects Provider eNews, June 5th, 2014
Read moreThe June 5th edition of MLN Connects, the weekly provider eNews provided by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is now available here
- June 5, 2014
Phase 1 of provider registration for Open Payments
Read morePhase 1 of provider registration for Open Payments begins June 1, 2014. Physicians and teaching hospitals that want to participate in Open Payments need to register in CMS’ Enterprise Portal. The benefit of registration, although voluntary, is that it allows providers to review data that industry has reported and...
