by MBA Medical | Jan 23, 2015 | Blog, News
The state of Oregon recently reported that the 380,000 of its citizens who are newly enrolled in Medicaid are younger and healthier than previously expected. For this reason, the coordinated-care system did not adversely impact the ability to meet the targeted savings...
by MBA Medical | Jan 2, 2015 | Blog
Share this Image On Your SitePlease include attribution to https://mbamedical.com/ with this graphic. Although the Affordable Care Act has increased the demand for physicians, especially internal medicine and primary care doctors, an increase in...
by MBA Medical | Nov 17, 2014 | Blog
Earlier this month, through its final rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will be expanding the range of telehealth services that can be reimbursed under Medicare starting in 2015. CMS has added seven new payment codes to its 2015...
by MBA Medical | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
Readmission penalties can be very costly to hospitals. In fact, it was recently reported that more than 2,600 hospitals were fined for readmitting patients excessively within a month of initial discharge. Many of the fines were at the maximum amount that is allowed....
by MBA Medical | Nov 10, 2014 | Blog
According to a new study, most small healthcare facilities are not doing enough to protect patient data. A survey conducted by CSID, a provider of global identity protection and fraud detection technologies, was implement to see what plans small healthcare facilities...