Current Trends in Health Care Reimbursement
With all of the changes made to the health care system in the United States within the last couple years, health care reimbursement has been a particularly hot topic. Here ...
Committee Seeking Major Overhaul for Health Care At End of Life
A 21-member, nonpartisan national committee put together by the Institute of Medicine recently concluded after some independent research that overhauls are necessary in the way the federal health care system ...
How Has the Affordable Care Act Affected Doctors?
One of the biggest questions leading up to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act this year was how the act would affect doctors. With the final quarter of the ...
Simple Tips to Help Medical Professionals Avoid Malpractice Suits
Even the most honest and diligent physician needs to constantly be on his or her guard when it comes to potential lawsuits. However, a great deal of recent research shows ...
Potential HIPAA ‘Danger Areas’ for Doctors
A single HIPAA violation could be disastrous for the career of any doctor or health care professional. And in many cases, these HIPAA violations come as a result of a ...
Hospitals Sue Medicare Over “Two Midnights” Rule Due to Reimbursement Issues
The Einstein Healthcare Network has joined in with Banner Health in Phoenix, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York in lawsuits against administrators ...
When Should Physicians Sue Insurers for Underpayment?
Although the decision to file a lawsuit against an insurer is never easy, there are certain situations in which taking an insurer to court over underpayment does make sense. For ...
How the HITECH Act Affects Health Care Facilities, Medical Professionals
In some states, health care providers must notify patients of a data breach compromised their personally identifiable information, including social security numbers, banking information, credit card numbers and more. Now, ...