The Wall Street Journal | September 30 - McDonald's Corp. has warned federal regulators that it could drop its health insurance plan for nearly 30,000 hourly restaurant workers unless regulators waive a new requirement of the U.S. health overhaul.
The move is one of the clearest...
AuntMinnie.com | September 30 - "Meaningful use" has become the holy grail of healthcare IT - the standard that providers must achieve to receive stimulus funds. U.S. regulators recently issued final rules that define how they view meaningful use, but the guidelines raise almost as...
ModernHealthcare.com | September 28 – HHS has awarded $320 million in Affordable Care Act grants to strengthen the health professions workforce, the bulk of which will go toward expanding primary-care needs.
“We have to make sure there are enough primary-care providers so everyone can...
AuntMinnie.com | September 28 – The deadline is getting closer: Providers of advanced imaging services who bill for technical components must become accredited by January 1, 2012. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has designated three organizations as accrediting...
I recently found this article regarding EDs advertising their current turnaround times via text:
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/MAR-255934/3-Reasons-to-Market-Your-ED-Wait-Times
At first glance, this appears to be a great marketing idea, especially in many markets where hospitals are as common as gas stations. After all, if I actually have a choice when...
