The Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Alameda threw out a suit launched by the California Medical Association (CMA) against Blue Cross Blue Shield, according to AMNews.com.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 15
A survey by the Commonwealth Fund found that patients favor policies that encourage patient-centered and integrated care. Nine of 10 respondents believe that private and public payers...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 15
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 14
Republicans Doc Hastings (R, Wash.) and Sam Johnson (R, Texas) have each proposed a bill to repeal section 6001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to AMedNews.com.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 14
About half of all physicians are employed by a hospitals or an integrated delivery system, but unlike the hiring spree in the 1990s that fizzled out, this trend is likely to have a long-standing affect on healthcare, according to “Hospitals' Race to Employ Physicians — The Logic Behind a Money-...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 14
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking comments regarding possible fraud and abuse waivers that would apply to accountable care organizations (ACO).