A preliminary study published in the JAMA found that a new point-of-care troponin assay can safely rule out AMI in 15 minutes in a large proportion of patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary...Read More »
Auditors could be able to extrapolate findings to larger pools of claims, according to a CMS proposed rule. An auditor could pull 30 claims, find a total overpayment of $1,000, which would mean an average...Read More »
Two physicians and three nurses were sentenced last week in a $11.3 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for home health services, the OIG...Read More »
Nearly $300 million in awards could help provide scholarships and loan repayment services for healthcare providers in an effort to expand the workforce, according to a press...Read More »
Physicians are increasingly discouraged about their profession, largely because of electronic health records (EHRs) and value-based reimbursement, according to a...Read More »
The number of upcoded cases for patients who underwent gastrointestinal (GI) surgeries increased over a 10-year period, according to a retrospective study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University...Read More »
