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Radiology managers still skeptical about Medicare reimbursements
Medical imaging managers and directors continue to have low confidence that they will be adequately reimbursed by Medicare for diagnostic and interventional imaging services.
CMS solicits ideas for engagement models
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is soliciting comments through Sept. 15 about its proposed initiatives to test new engagement models for Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
EHR billing fraud: More than a numbers game
There's a well-known adage in business that 10 percent of people will never steal, embezzle or commit fraud; 10 percent will always steal, embezzle or commit fraud when they can; and 80 percent will do it under certain circumstances when given the opportunity. That might finally explain what's occurring with electronic health records and billing fraud.
Wheelchair scams exploit Medicare fraud risks, but what's next?
Fraud schemes involving power wheelchairs have exposed Medicare's fat and vulnerable underbelly, according to an article in The Washington Post. "Since 1999, Medicare has spent $8.2...
Feds fight uphill battle in fraud crackdown
Law enforcement officials estimate that fraud drives up to 10 percent of Medicare's annual spending, but recovering that money and preventing more losses can be a David-and-Goliath fight, according to reports in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Senator: For-profit hospitals drive up care costs
For-profit hospitals and hospital chains change the way healthcare is delivered in the U.S., and often drive up the cost of care, according to Connecticut's junior senator.
CMS to compensate docs' care coordination for chronically ill
Amid evidence that better care-coordination means improved outcomes, and fewer mistakes and costly hospitalizations, the Obama administration issued a policy change whereby the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Sericies will pay physicians a monthly fee to coordinate care for Medicare beneficiaries with two or more chronic conditions, the New York Times reported.
More reasons to prioritize safety threat cases
Farid Fata, M.D., the notorious oncologist facing imprisonment for healthcare fraud, is back in the headlines. Michigan attorney Donna McKenzie recently filed civil lawsuits on behalf of 11...
Physician-run ACO saves $22M
One accountable care organization agreement between Medicare and a group of Florida doctors has saved $22 million in one year, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Few eligible Part D enrollees receive drug therapy management
CMS requires that all Medicare Part D plans offer medication therapy management (MTM) to eligible consumers. But only 11 percent of those who are eligible for the service receive it, finds a new analysis from Avalere Health.
