Telehealth network scores a $23.6M investment
Several large healthcare groups are getting on the telehealth train after announcing Wednesday they would be investing some $24 million in the technology. Sutter Health has joined venture capital firms …
OIG Finds Medicare Billing Errors at Morton and UCH Memorial Hospitals
Two recent reports from the HHS Office of Inspector General have found billing errors led to Medicare overpayments at two separate hospitals. At 154-bed Morton Hospital in Taunton, Mass., which …
HME News: Audits take their toll on finances, according to poll
If you use accounts receivable (A/R) to paint a picture of the financial health of HME providers, what you see doesn’t look very good, according to the results of the …
Sarasota wheelchair maker Hoveround lays off 20
Powered wheelchair maker Hoveround confirmed that it laid off 20 workers at its Sarasota headquarters last week, trimming total employment in the region to 294. Company founder and president Tom …
Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan Consolidation Continues According to Mark Farrah Associates
Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield (BCBS) organizations along with their affiliates enrolled 98.7 million people as of September 30, 2013, more than 31% of the population in the United States …
Highmark and UPMC dispute targeted by bills
Two state senators are planning to introduce legislation that would require health systems to contract with any willing insurer, effectively ending the Highmark Inc.-UPMC contract dispute while shaping future relations …
Congress Includes Audit Reform in Appropriations Bill
Last week, a $1.1 trillion appropriations bill was passed by Congress. The bill included language that will urge the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to address concerns that …
UPMC to build in Pine Township
UPMC is planning to construct a medical office building in Pine Township, less than a mile from Highmark’s medical mall. Pine supervisors approved land development plans for a two-story, 23,000-square-foot …