CMS issues ICD-10 reference tool for FY 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ ICD-10 MS-DRG Conversion Project has released a definitions manual and code editor reference tool using the fiscal year 2013 Medicare...
View ArticleAmeriHealth Mercy to buy D.C. Chartered Health Plan, bids on Medicaid contract
The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Cos. is in final negotiations with District insurance regulators to acquire D.C. Chartered Health Plan Inc. out of receivership, city and company officials confirmed...
View ArticleKaiser Permanente, Sibley Memorial Hospital ink births deal
Kaiser Permanente has struck a deal with Sibley Memorial Hospital in Northwest D.C. to admit Kaiser-insured mothers for labor, delivery and newborn care services, officials said. As part of the deal,...
View ArticleMedStar closes purchase of Southern Maryland Hospital Center
MedStar Health has completed its acquisition of Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, adding its 10th hospital and important territory in the emerging fight for control of Maryland’s health...
View ArticleCongress passes ‘fiscal cliff’ deal, physician fix
Congress yesterday passed legislation to avert parts of the so-called “fiscal cliff,” most notably the across-the-board tax increases that were set to take effect Jan. 1. The bill also includes a...
View ArticleD.C. selects Huron Healthcare for $12.7M United Medical Center turnaround...
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray’s administration has tapped Chicago-based Huron Healthcare to lead a major overhaul of city-owned United Medical Center. The two-year $12.7 million contract, which still must be...
View ArticleEmergency Departments Are On The Frontline Of The Flu
What does it feel like to be working in an emergency department during this nasty flu season? Every day feels like Monday. Dr. Bill Frohna stands in the crowded emergency room of Medstar Washington...
View ArticleHealth care drives job growth in the Washington area, as contracting pulls back
The growth at Inova last year was largely a result of a major initiative to overhaul its medical records program, a shift that exemplifies how new technologies are creating job opportunities in the...
View ArticleAHA brief shows hospitals’ impact on economy
U.S. hospitals support 15.4 million direct and indirect jobs and annually contribute more than $2.3 trillion to the economy, according to a new AHA issue brief on the economic contributions of...
View ArticleCDC: Hospitals continue to reduce infections
Hospitals reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections by 41% and 17%, respectively, between 2008 and 2011, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease...
View ArticleD.C. hospitals: More patients, fewer overnight stays
The District’s hospitals again saw more patients in 2012, continuing to benefit from the city’s sustained population growth, but, crucially, the growth came in emergency department visits and...
View ArticleAHA: Hospitals boost quality, save costs
The AHA’s Health Research and Educational Trust helped hospitals reduce non-medically necessary early elective deliveries by 42% and readmissions by 14% in one year, for an estimated savings of $10...
View ArticleFive private sectors that fueled D.C.’s recessionary job growth
There were jobs to be had in D.C. during the recession, thousands of them — if you were in the right fields. Five sectors of private employment accounted for nearly all the job growth between the...
View ArticleAmerican Hospital Association Awards Grassroots Champion Award to John Rockwood
On Tuesday April 30th, John Rockwood, Chief Executive Officer of the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, received the “Grassroots Champion” award by the American Hospital Association in...
View ArticleDC Hospital Association, Mayor Gray & Councilmember Barry Announce Hiring...
On Monday, May 6, 2013 the District of Columbia Hospital Association joined with Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Councilmember Marion Barry (Ward 8-D) and Department of Employment Services (DOES) Director Lisa...
View ArticleMedicare trustees release annual report
The Medicare Board of Trustees today estimated that the program’s Hospital Insurance trust fund will remain solvent until 2026, two years later than projected last year, in part due to lower actual and...
View ArticleDHCF RELEASES GRANT APPLICATIONS FORMS FOR PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT OF UNPAID...
The Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) published the Provider Stabilization and Beneficiary Access Grant which provides funds to eligible providers affected by the dissolution of Chartered Health...
View ArticleThree District Hospitals Receive Excellence Award for Quality Improvement
The Delmarva Foundation of the District Columbia announced that three District Hospitals received the Excellence Award for Quality Improvement for 2013. Recipients of the Award are MedStar Georgetown...
View ArticleDepartment of Health Care Finance Announces Delay in Provider Payments Due to...
Medicaid and Alliance programs impacted Contact: Dorinda White (202) 727-9226 Due to the failure of the United States Congress to pass a budget for fiscal year 2014 and the District’s resulting budget...
View ArticleProvidence Hospital and Unity Health Care Announce Partnership
Providence Hospital and Unity Health Care announced Tuesday that they had entered into an agreement of mutual commitment. According to a press release, both organizations believe this agreement will...
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