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Bill Clinton Hospitalized With Flu, Influenza A Surges Throughout U.S.

Forbes Healthcare

Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from the hospital after being treated for the flu. Meanwhile, here's the latest from the CDC about influenza cases increasing

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The Craziest Medical Bills

Scrubs

Patients around the country are getting stuck with enormous medical bills as hospitals continue to mark up the cost of their services, including those for routine medical procedures and advanced surgeries. For many patients and families, rising medical bills can be a nightmare. 79 million Americans have medical bill or debt problems.

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Closed Hospital Owes Former Employees $2 Million in Alleged Wage Theft

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The Madera Community Hospital in California closed its doors in January after struggling to pay its bills. Madera Community Hospital is dedicated to continuing services to our patients that are in the hospital and will ensure that they are safely transferred or discharged,” the hospital said in a statement earlier this year.

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Hospice Billing Compliance: The Latest PEPPER Updates

Relias

The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report, or PEPPER, contains valuable information to help your hospice organization identify billing issues and prevent improper payment audits. The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide.

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Nurses Skipping Meals at Work to Afford Food for Their Families

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Some cannot fill up their cars because of petrol price rises, while others have mental health issues due to the stress of paying their bills. The government has also taken action to save a typical household an average of £1,000 a year on energy bills through a new ‘energy price guarantee’ – protecting them from soaring energy costs.”

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Preparing for CERT Audits and Practicing Compliant Documentation

EvidenceCare

Regulatory Standards CERT (comprehensive error rate testing) is a program administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that utilizes Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) to review medical records and identify potential billing errors. The goal for the compliance measure is to have over 95% of discharges compliant.

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What is Automation in Healthcare? A Guide to Streamlining Operations 

CollaborateMD

Applications of automation span everything from medical billing and administrative processes to enhancing patient care through clinical decision support and real-time analytics. Automation minimizes human error in critical areas such as diagnosis coding, medical billing, and revenue cycle management (RCM).

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