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10/17/2022

ANESTHESIA 2022 is only a few days away and we're looking forward to seeing you in New Orleans! Stop by Booth #3429 to visit with our team and learn how you can optimize your Anesthesia Physician Services!

08/23/2021

We're excited to announce that DuvaSawko, abeo, and Gottlieb have joined together to become Ventra Health. Read the full announcement: https://zcu.io/0fcS

06/03/2021

According to Modern Healthcare, Anthem “was paid more for providing benefits to sicker enrollees that are associated with needing more resources than healthier enrollees.” See how the giant was miscoding Advantage claims: https://zcu.io/xdE9

HHS' Office of Inspector General found CMS overpaid Anthem for Medicare Advantage enrollees who were risk adjusted to appear more ill than their medical records revealed.

05/26/2021

“CMS has been auditing hospitals’ websites and complaint submissions since the rule went into effect on January 1.” Price transparency legislation has been in effect for almost six months now, but many hospitals are still not compliant. Fierce Healthcare shares how CMS is handling these compliance issues: https://zcu.io/yqFL

The agency said it has been proactively auditing hospitals since the rule went into effect on Jan. 1. With implementations varying from hospital to hospital, one executive describes his health system's costly efforts to comply and urges CMS to better clarify the "convoluted" and "poorly written" rul...

05/19/2021

test prices span a wide range and vary greatly from testing site to testing site. Kaiser Health News explores how are turning a major profit by charging companies high prices for COVID-19 tests: https://zcu.io/sdhE

Because there are no caps on cost, consumers and insurers often get billed hundreds of dollars for the most reliable PCR covid test. Prices are rising and they can’t fight back.

05/11/2021

As more Americans get the vaccine, providers need to manage admin fees for any care gaps not covered by insurance. Healthcare Finance News explains HHS’ new program addressing just that: https://zcu.io/mW0n

This is to cover administration fees for the gap in costs not paid by insurers.

05/07/2021

Low reimbursement rates have caused anesthesiologists to leave Michigan at an alarming rate, forcing hospitals to shut down operating rooms. More in Becker's Hospital Review: https://zcu.io/kxTC

Minimal reimbursement rates are forcing anesthesiologists to leave Michigan at an alarming pace, according to Rick Ganzi, MD, an anesthesiologist in Holland, Mich.

04/30/2021

We're excited to announce that DuvaSawko|abeo has merged with Gottlieb. As leaders, we are continuing to expand our reach and the enterprise’s position in offering customers superior revenue cycle, practice management services and robust technology capabilities. Read the full announcement: https://zcu.io/c3hz

04/28/2021

There has long been tension between payers and providers, but this latest clash is over reimbursement as Congress determines how to best expend telehealth access after the . Learn more in Modern Healthcare: https://zcu.io/MWvT

As members of Congress decide how to expand access to telehealth after the pandemic, one of the biggest questions has centered around how much Medicare providers should be paid for virtual care.

04/22/2021

While it’s no secret that costs can vary between and between payer types at the same hospital, the Health Care Cost Institute recently found that C-section prices ranged from $7,634 to $70,553 in one hospital group. Modern Healthcare has more on these findings: https://zcu.io/9t8y

At Sutter Health's Novato Community Hospital, commercial prices ranged more than five-fold for an upper gastrointestinal biopsy.

04/14/2021

A major group is suing UnitedHealthcare, alleging that the company is forcing doctors out of its network and pressuring to stop referring patients to them. Learn more about how the insurance giant is impacting the provider space in The New York Times: https://zcu.io/rHmW

A multistate group of anesthesiologists filed cases in Texas and Colorado, accusing the insurance giant of squeezing them like a “boa constrictor.”

04/08/2021

The federal rule went into effect January 1, but most are still not . While hospitals have been under strain from the , non-compliance is running rampant. Read more in MedCity News: https://zcu.io/pxEq

The federal price transparency rule for hospitals went into effect Jan. 1, but a new analysis shows that a majority of providers studied were "unambiguously noncompliant."