Medicare Payment – Now and Beyond
A reader on a listserv recently posted the following commentary about the recent passage of the Medicare bill; I couldn’t have said it better myself.....
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Audit and Compliance Committee Conference
HCCA’s Audit and Compliance Committee Conference is designed for board members and audit committee members of not-for-profit healthcare organizations who serve on an organization’s audit and/or compliance committee.
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Midyear Tax Planning
Although this year is now half over, we’ve already had three new tax laws with several more almost certainly on the way. Despite added confusion created by these repetitive changes, the current federal income tax environment is still quite favorable. Now is the time to take advantage of the tax breaks that Congress has provided before they are taken away.
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AMA National Health Insurer Report Card
The AMA has issued its first report card on health insurers with a focus on determining the timeliness, transparency and accuracy of claims processing by payors. Perhaps the most revealing statistic from the National Health Insurer Report Card (NHIRC) is that “physicians are spending as much as 14 percent of their total collections to obtain accurate payment for their services,” according to the AMA.
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Executive Benefits for Key Employees
An important tool in retaining employees is a quality benefits package. There are two major types of benefits: those that healthcare companies offer to all their employees and those offered only to key employees.
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