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SEIU's allegation concerning malnutrition rates is baseless, say Prime Healthcare hospitals

The February 19, 2011 article written by reporters from California Watch repeats SEIU's allegation that Prime Healthcare hospitals use a diagnosis of malnutrition to increase reimbursement.

22 Feb 2011

Top healthcare companies select HP's imaging and printing solutions to drive clinical, financial value

HP today announced that seven of the top 10 healthcare companies have chosen its imaging and printing solutions to drive both clinical and financial value.

22 Feb 2011

Cedars-Sinai, AirStrip enter mobile patient monitoring solution collaboration

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and AirStrip Technologies announced a developmental collaboration to leverage mobile patient monitoring in a variety of clinical environments where immediate access to data is necessary. A key goal of the partnership will be to develop, deploy, and create innovative ways to get real-time device data available anytime and anywhere.

21 Feb 2011

Dell launches subscription-based cloud-enabled service solutions for hospitals, physician practices

Dell is delivering new cloud-based services to simplify secure information access and sharing for physicians and hospitals and improve healthcare efficiency from the point of care to the data center and business office. The service offerings are designed for hospitals and physician practices that want to focus less on managing information and more on using it to improve patient care and to maximize reimbursements.

21 Feb 2011

$Tip sheets provide details on hip and knee fracture treatment$

Tip sheets provide details on hip and knee fracture treatment

Patients who wait more than 36 hours for surgery to correct a hip fracture have a 39 percent rate of medical complication and those who wait 48 hours have a 46 percent complication rate. Patients who receive surgical treatment within 24 hours have a lower complication rate of 25 percent and a shorter hospital stay. Each day the surgery was delayed added an additional two days to hospital stay.

21 Feb 2011

HealthPort announces participation in test phase of CMS esMD gateway services

HealthPort, an industry authority in the HIPAA-compliant transfer of protected health information and audit management technology, today announced its involvement as the largest health information handler approved to participate in the test phase of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' electronic submission of medical documentation gateway services for information exchange from healthcare providers.

21 Feb 2011

Largest Medicare fraud case nets 114 offenders

In one of the largest healthcare fraud cases, the U.S. government last Thursday charged 114 doctors, nurses and other defendants with Medicare crime schemes that exceeded $225 million in false billings.

20 Feb 2011

Northrop Grumman to highlight technology and solutions applicable to military at HIMSS

Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight technology and solutions applicable to the military, public health entities, and the state and local market next week at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition.

19 Feb 2011

PBMI awards CVS Caremark and ArcelorMittal the 2011 Rx Benefit Innovation Award

CVS Caremark announced today that the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) awarded the company and its PBM client ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company, the 2011 Rx Benefit Innovation Award. The award recognizes the Pharmacy Advisor program, which was developed by CVS Caremark to manage costs, improve medication adherence and close gaps in care for members with diabetes.

19 Feb 2011

New studies unveil latest information on hip care at AAOS meeting

At today's 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) three new studies unveil the latest in hip care.

19 Feb 2011

Opeds: Leavitt on HHS secretary's power; entitlements and fed budget; health threat of Wisc. 'showdown'

If I may, as a former HHS secretary, offer a suggestion to the current secretary, it would be this: Use these expanded discretionary powers to grant states and the private sector more flexibility and more autonomy.

19 Feb 2011

In 'largest-ever' bust, Medicare Fraud Task Force arrests 111

Los Angeles Times: Medicare Fraud Task Force Arrests 111 Doctors, Nurses And Executives In 'Largest-Ever' Federal Healthcare Sweep The federal government's Medicare Fraud Task Force brought criminal charges Thursday against doctors, nurses and healthcare company executives - in all, 111 people in nine cities - in what was billed as the nation's "largest-ever federal healthcare fraud takedown" (Serrano, 2/17).

19 Feb 2011

Justice Department asks judge for more clarity on health law decision

Administration officials went back to a federal judge in Florida Thursday to ask him to clarify an earlier ruling against the new health law.

19 Feb 2011

House Republicans begin work to defund health law

On Capitol Hill, government spending is the hot topic. House Republicans look to save money by defunding the new health law, and some members of the Senate are examining ways to cut entitlements.

19 Feb 2011

MFA finds health insurance companies across the U.S. alter vendor management policies

Mark Farrah Associates, a leading provider of market data and intelligence solutions, found health insurance companies across the U.S. are altering their vendor management policies.

19 Feb 2011

Research roundup: Racial disparities in hospital readmissions; evaluating home oxygen costs; Medicare funding hurdles

Thirty-Day Readmission Rates For Medicare Beneficiaries By Race And Site of Care - Using national Medicare data on 30-day readmissions after hospitalizations for heart attack, congestive heart failure and pneumonia, the authors report that "black patients had 13% higher odds of all-cause 30-day readmission than white patients.

19 Feb 2011

Worksmart to provide Free EMR software for physician clients that utilize its medical services

WorkSmart MD, Inc. announced today it will provide Free EMR software to its physician clients that utilize its medical billing and practice management services.

19 Feb 2011

2 bills to expand mental health coverage introduced

Two bills to expand mental health coverage were introduced Thursday.

19 Feb 2011

Universal Health Care enters into new four-year $40 million senior credit facility

Universal Health Care Group, Inc., a leading managed care organization, today announced that it has entered into a new, four-year, $40 million senior credit facility. The purpose of the borrowings are for the repurchase of shares from a minority private equity shareholder and for general corporate purposes.

18 Feb 2011

Apria Healthcare fourth quarter revenues decrease 1.6% to $527.7 million

Apria Healthcare Group Inc., a quality, cost-efficient provider of home healthcare products and services in the United States, today announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

18 Feb 2011

Medicare News and Research

SEIU's allegation concerning malnutrition rates is baseless, say Prime Healthcare hospitals

Top healthcare companies select HP's imaging and printing solutions to drive clinical, financial value

Cedars-Sinai, AirStrip enter mobile patient monitoring solution collaboration

Dell launches subscription-based cloud-enabled service solutions for hospitals, physician practices

Tip sheets provide details on hip and knee fracture treatment

HealthPort announces participation in test phase of CMS esMD gateway services

Largest Medicare fraud case nets 114 offenders

Northrop Grumman to highlight technology and solutions applicable to military at HIMSS

PBMI awards CVS Caremark and ArcelorMittal the 2011 Rx Benefit Innovation Award

New studies unveil latest information on hip care at AAOS meeting

Opeds: Leavitt on HHS secretary's power; entitlements and fed budget; health threat of Wisc. 'showdown'

In 'largest-ever' bust, Medicare Fraud Task Force arrests 111

Justice Department asks judge for more clarity on health law decision

House Republicans begin work to defund health law

MFA finds health insurance companies across the U.S. alter vendor management policies

Research roundup: Racial disparities in hospital readmissions; evaluating home oxygen costs; Medicare funding hurdles

Worksmart to provide Free EMR software for physician clients that utilize its medical services

2 bills to expand mental health coverage introduced

Universal Health Care enters into new four-year $40 million senior credit facility

Apria Healthcare fourth quarter revenues decrease 1.6% to $527.7 million

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