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Focus on key difference when integrating physician practices, hospitals
by: Scott Kraft Feb 19, 2013
With the boom in physician practice and hospital integration, more health care organziations are confronting difficulties when trying to bridge the two very distinctive methods of operation for physicians and hospitals. Becker’s Hospital Review highlights four issues you’re likely to face – cultural integration, renegotiation, redefining co-management and clinical councils, from MedAxiom President Suzette Jaskie.
Kentucky hospital and 11 cardiologists hit with lawsuits from 400 patients
by: Laura Evans Feb 19, 2013
Bad enough that the Department of Justice and other federal investigators are investigating them for infractions such as medically unnecessary cardiac procedures and alleged Medicare/Medicaid fraud. Now, St. Joseph Hospital in London, Ky. and 11 of its cardiologists are the subject of dozens of lawsuits brought by 400 patients claiming the providers “conspired to perform unnecessary, risky and often painful heart procedures to unjustly enrich themselves,” according to the (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal.
CMS: No, seriously, we really won’t delay ICD-10 again
by: Grant Huang Jan 1, 2000
You can uncross your fingers, CMS will not delay ICD-10 again, despite up to 25% of providers claiming to believe CMS will issue a last-minute hold. The persistent belief in a delay is being bolstered by a recent push by the AMA to lobby Congress for a two-year delay on enforcing ICD-10 coding errors.
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