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HHS may require doctors to keep Medicare financial records for 10 years
Washington — Physicians would be given two months to return any money flagged as a Medicare overpayment from as far back…
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Medical device tax to cost Medtronic about $125M to $175M annually
It appears that Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) is assuming that all the efforts to repeal the medical device taxare not going to amount to much…
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The Future of Healthcare Documentation
When President Obama revealed his dream for a national EMR/EHR system in his 2008 inaugural address, our nation’s healthcare providers…
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Senate passes bill delaying Medicare physician payment cut for 2 months
The U.S. Senate passed an amended version of a bill Saturday that postpones a 27.4% Medicarephysician payment decrease scheduled to occur…
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Josh’s Corner
I was talking with a couple of relatives this weekend at a family Christmas get together. Normally, this isn’t OSN…
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With U.S. sales to grow costlier, one company looks abroad
Sherry Slater | The Journal Gazette Nick Deeter’s five-year-old company is growing, but he’s the one in pain. The founder and chairman…
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Bill Would Require More Monitoring of Implants
Amid growing problems with artificial hips and other medical implants, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the Senate on Wednesday that…
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Goals for Preparing for ICD-10 in 2012
Preparation is the key to successful transition from the ICD-9 codes to the ICD-10 mandated implementation scheduled to commence on…
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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Proposed Rule Overview
In preparation for todays Senate Aging Committee hearing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their proposed rule for the physician payment sunshine…
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House passes bill delaying Medicare physician payment cut for 2 years
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday night that forestalls for 2 years a 27.4% physician payment decrease…
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Yeah, Sure… Like We Are Going To Believe That
FDA device chief Shuren: Recession played a role in pushing medical device industry to EU Dr. Jeffrey Shuren tells a…
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Extremities
Judge strikes down healthcare reform law
By Tom Brown MIAMI | Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:45pm EST (Reuters) – A federal judge in Florida struck down President Barack…
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Obama Administration Backtracks on Musculoskeletal Disorders
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is backing down from its plan to resume measurement of…
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IFHP Survey of Medical Costs by Unit Shows Price Differences of More Than 300 Percent Between Countries
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22, 2010 – The International Federation of Health Plans today released its 2010 Comparative Price Report detailing…
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Predictability Competes with Confidence in 510(k) Revamp
FDA’s massive revamp of its battered 510(k) market-entry program for medical devices has emerged as a struggle between two primary…
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