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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Your ASC needs to know more about recent changes in fraud and abuse laws enacted as part of national health care reform now since some changes went into effect on January 1, 2010. Join us at ASCs 2010 to hear ASC Association regulatory counsel Ron Wisor describe what you need to know to make sure…
MNASCA Protests Provider Cuts
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010MNASCA letter to Huntley& Berglin re provider cuts 05-11-10
ASC Growth Study – Sample Letters
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Dear State ASC Association Leaders,
We need your help. As you know, KNG Health Consulting recently released a study entitled An Analysis of Recent Growth of Ambulatory Surgical Centers. This study demonstrates the importance of ASCs in constraining the cost of health care. In particular, it shows that the savings that ASCs…
ASC Growth Study June 2009
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Study Counters Assertion That Physician Ownership Drives Up Utilization.
ASC Growth Study Press Release
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) play a pivotal role in moving services into less expensive yet clinically appropriate settings, concludes a study issued today by the independent health economics and policy firm KNG Health Consulting. Other key findings from…
Patient Decision Aids
Friday, March 20th, 2009Patient decision aids are tools that help people become involved in decision making by providing information about the options and outcomes and by clarifying personal values. They are designed to complement, rather than replace, counseling from a health practitioner.
http://decisionaid.ohri.ca/index.html
Two More Companies Dump Database
Friday, March 20th, 2009March 13th, 2009
The list of insurers agreeing to stop using a popular “usual and customary” database and contribute to a new independent database to determine the rate they pay out-of-network doctors and hospitals continues to grow.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced in a March 5 press release that non-profit payers Capital…
Elective surgery: It’s hurry up — or wait
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009Some Americans are putting off procedures, while other are getting them done quickly before they lose their jobs.
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http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/41242007.html?elr=KArksUUUU
Health Care: Obama’s Budget Skimps on Cost-Cutting
Monday, March 16th, 2009The President’s new budget avoids taking on doctors and hospitals to cut costs, but there are hints that bigger reforms are coming
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http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_11/b4123020532277.htm
Finding a Way to Ask Doctors Tough Questions
Thursday, March 5th, 2009Waiting to see his dermatologist about a skin rash, John Barnett heard the doctor sneeze loudly before he came into the exam room. The Seattle-area retiree says it took all his courage to ask, “Are you going to wash your hands before you examine me?”…
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123612654272124081.html
Stimulus Bill Brings New HIPAA Requirements
Thursday, March 5th, 2009The stimulus legislation currently pending before Congress includes some provisions that should be of substantial concern to health care providers, payors, and others who process health care transactions or otherwise work with health care data…
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http://www.klgates.com/newsstand/Detail.aspx?publication=5289