According to a new study, in the U.S., rape victims. are mostly stuck paying a substantial chunk of their hospital bill after getting medical treatment — even if they are privately insured. Reuters claim that averagely, females having private insurance struck up paying $950 (or 14% of the total bill) out of pocket for medical services after an assault.
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Providers at MultiCare Legacy Urgent Care Centers this week voted by an overwhelming margin to merge with UAPD. By acquiring a 43-7 votes, Legacy providers sent a resounding message that they need collective bargaining rights and a voice in giving care to sufferers.
IBI Makes Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 3 Attestation Convenient with New Pub Hub Provider Portal4/18/2017 Pub Hub Provider Portal has been launched by IBI (Iron Bridge) for bidirectional public health and Meaningful Use Stage 3 requirements. Pub Hub is the first public health clearinghouse of the industry. Bidirectional capabilities have been added by Pub Hub Provider Portal that enable healthcare providers, hospitals, and Electronic Health Record (EHR) vendors to conveniently query public health registries, as well as submit public health information to state registries.
Proposed guidelines have been set out by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for collecting and submitting quality data through electronic health records (EHRs) systems for the years of 2017 and 2018, indicating certain flexibility in meeting industry demands regarding collection periods.
This week, two requests for information (RFI) has been issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) related to potentially replacing or enhancing its aging electronic health record (EHR) system, known as the Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) system.
The payment policies for long-term and inpatient care has been released recently by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services).
Inpatient operating prospective payments are projected to increase 2.9% in fiscal year 2018 because of the modifications and changes in the proposed rule. But payments to long-term care hospitals are projected to reduce by about 3.75%. A $3 billion raise to inpatient hospitals is being proposed by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in fiscal year 2018.
The organization also plans to modify and change the way it reimburses uncompensated care—a move that is been panned by the hospital industry. From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a new accountable care program looks to deepen support for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by dealing the social requirements, like help with housing, food, interpersonal violence problems, utilities and transportation.
In accordance to the survey of Stoltenberg Consulting which was released in the month of March, two-thirds of responding healthcare providers and health information experts are not ready for the MACRA program, which targets to make better the coordination of care and outcomes while cutting charges through value-based reimbursement
In accordance to a recent press release, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included Cologuard, an FDA-approved, non-invasive colon cancer screening test developed by Exact Sciences Corp., in its 2017 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings program.
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