2013 Medicare Readmission Penalties
The 2013 Medicare Readmission Penalties are representative of a new health-quality ranking policy intended by the Federal Government to sanction hospitals to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions...
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In regard to healthcare reform legislation, the mere size of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act along with any other later amendments and changes, makes it very easy for important details...
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This article originally appeared in [ SourceBook ] Purchasing Power. With the outcome of the 2012 presidential election, which ensured the forward motion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
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The 2013 healthcare media are understandably a bit focused on Affordable Care Act (ACA), or “Obamacare”. Much of the media’s obsession has to do with the blue state-red state declarations of...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a section of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is the largest administrator of health insurance benefits with...
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