Adcare – Outpatient Services – This video is a highlight of the Outpatient Services that Adcare Hospital provides. Along with the many locations available, included is an overview of the c…

 

Medicare to pay flat rate for clinic visits

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Despite criticism from hospitals and doctors, the CMS intends to pay flat rates for Medicare visits to outpatient clinics instead of payments that vary with the severity of the patient's condition. However, the agency decided not to enact a similar …
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CMS Issues Final Medicare OPPS, ASC Policies For 2014

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Under this policy, the comprehensive APC payment will include all outpatient services, including: diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests and other diagnostic tests, and treatments that assist in the delivery of the primary procedure; visits and …
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Cook County Health names Daniels COO of hospital-based services

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As chief operating officer of hospital-based services, he is tasked with improving inpatient care from the emergency room to the maternity ward at the financially challenged health system. Mr. Daniels, 59, also is in charge of outpatient care at Cook …
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