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Medicare may allow payment for electronic consults
CMS has proposed new regulations which as of 2009, would allow physicians to bill Medicare for follow-up inpatient consultations, along with adding 56 new measures to the Physician Quality Reporting... Read more...
HFMA ANI 2008: 'Value' study finds hospital quality high, but price variations wide
As if there aren't enough scorecards for hospitals these days, a healthcare data vendor has unveiled yet another set--and not surprisingly. Given the insatiable demand for hospital transparency, the... Read more...
Tool could help demonstrate ROI on quality improvement
If you're a financial executive, you want to be sure that you're getting your money's worth on every investment--including dollars spent on quality improvement. Generally speaking, however, the ROI... Read more...
