CMS releases final site-neutral payment rule: 11 key points | Mother gets $7k delivery room bill after giving birth in parking lot | CMS awards new Medicare RAC contracts | Canadian system offered $260 daily to physicians sticking with EHR

Nov. 2, 2016

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1. CMS awards new Medicare RAC contracts

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2. 1,600 hospitals see payment bump under value-based purchasing: 8 things to know  Full story

3. New mother hit with $7k delivery room charge after giving birth in the parking lot  Full story

4. Webinar: Maximizing Throughput & Efficiency with Data Driven Integrated Capacity Management Register here

5. CMS releases final site-neutral payment rule: 11 things to know  Full story

6. 21 physicians sue CMS over attempt to recoup Medicaid payments  Full story

7. Whitepaper: Diagnosing which devices provide more for healthcare. Although zero clients might seem like a reliable choice in the clinical setting, they do not stand up to rich-client devices for efficiency or flexibility.  Learn more

8. CDI improves ICD-10 coding and reimbursement accuracy, survey finds  Full story

9. CHS records $79M loss in Q3: 5 things to know  Full story

10. RCM tip of the day: Increase patient payment options  Full story

11. Webinar: How can clinicians and supply chain professionals collaborate through the use of data to help standardize physician preference items? Learn more in this upcoming webinar.
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12. Athenahealth to cut 146 jobs  Full story

13. Canadian health system offered physicians $260 a day for sticking with the EHR  Full story

14. Tenet reports lower-than-expected Q3 earnings  Full story

15. 12 healthcare layoffs in October  Full story