Treating You Better for Less – New York Times

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Treating You Better for Less — New York Times:  A growing number of hospitals, doctors, employers and health insurers are finding ways to reduce the cost of delivering medical care while maintaining or improving quality.

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Houston HIE to connect 130 hospitals via ‘network of networks’

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HOUSTON – Greater Houston Healthconnect announced Thursday that it will partner with Medicity to establish a community-wide health information exchange, connecting more than 130 hospitals and some 14,000 physicians in a 20-county region of Southeast Texas.

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ASA Comments on Long Awaited OIG Advisory Opinion on the Company Model

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100 Leaders of Great Hospitals | Lists

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The Latest Health Care-Related Legislation | AHIP Coverage

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Medicare And Medicaid Fraud Is Costing Taxpayers Billions – Forbes

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CMS Identifies Recovery Auditor Findings

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“For the first time since it began publishing a quarterly Medicare compliance newsletter, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released CERT findings on problematic billing errors.”
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13 California Hospitals Fined For Safety Violations « CBS Los Angeles

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Hospital-at-home admissions continue to rise – FierceHealthcare

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More healthcare organizations are turning to the “hospital-at-home” model for chronically ill patients with acute medical issues to improve quality and lower costs with programs springing up around the country.
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IT could end up being health reform’s highest hurdle | Health …

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If state health care exchanges survive the Supreme Court challenge to health care reform, the election and state tea party activists, health policy experts are worried they could still be brought down by a much more mundane …
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