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How Humana hitched with Aetna (and drove Cigna to Anthem)
The back story behind Aetna's acquisition of Humana reads like a soap opera in which each of the “big five†health insurance companies were involved and multiple deals were hanging in the air at the same time. At multiple points, Aetna was prepared to walk away from the deal, according to a new Securities and Exchange Commission filing from Humana. Humana even had to halt the sale process after finding problems with its Medicare Advantage data. But Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna ultimately completed the deal in early July, agreeing to buy Louisville, Ky.-based Humana in a $37 billion deal.
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EHRs and Malpractice: An Attorney’s Perspective
In the closing session at AHIMA’s CDI Summit in Alexandria, VA, on Friday, attorney Marion Munley, Esq., a medical malpractice lawyer who delivered her presentation via Skype, shared cautionary tales and disquieting concerns about the inherent patient safety risks related to electronic health records (EHRs).
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When US News and World Report Downgrades Hospital, CDI is Quick to the Rescue
When the University of Michigan Health System’s U.S. News and World Report ranking fell sharply—from number 9 in 2003 to off the rankings in 2013 and 2014—the organization’s administrators knew many things needed to change. Luckily for them, the health system’s HIM department was ready to help.
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Medicare's voluntary bundled-payment program grows, but many providers opt out
Medicare's voluntary test of bundled payments added new contracts in July, but about two-thirds of the hospitals, medical groups, nursing homes and other providers that had initially enrolled instead dropped out. The announcement follows federal officials' proposal last month to require bundled payments next year for hip and knee replacement surgeries for about 800 hospitals in 75 markets. The proposal was widely seen as a signal of Medicare's intention to push ahead with new payment models to meet ambitious targets for payment reform through 2018.
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2.5k hospitals penalized by CMS for high readmissions: 10 things to know
Medicare's voluntary test of bundled payments added new contracts in July, but about two-thirds of the hospitals, medical groups, nursing homes and other providers that had initially enrolled instead dropped out. The announcement follows federal officials' proposal last month to require bundled payments next year for hip and knee replacement surgeries for about 800 hospitals in 75 markets. The proposal was widely seen as a signal of Medicare's intention to push ahead with new payment models to meet ambitious targets for payment reform through 2018.
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