May | 2014 | MedSales Report

Robert Packer Hospital Must Refund $1.9M to Medicare
Worst insurance plan payers of 2014 – hospital leaders speak out
UnitedHealthcare unseats WellPoint, which had been voted the least-favorable health insurer for the past two years.
6 Concerns of Healthcare Supply Chain Executives
1. Regulatory compliance — 63 percent
2. Product security — 53 percent
3. Managing supply chain costs — 51 percent
4. Product damage or spoilage — 43 percent
5. Access to global markets or new customer bases — 37 percent
6. Changing distribution and market channels — 25 percent
Moody reports not-for-profit hospitals expenses outpacing revenues and only stock market investments are keeping them solvent

Private practice Radiology might be a thing of the past
“Private practice radiology flourished in the era of fee-for-service medicine but it is less well poised for the transition to a more capitated form of health care reimbursement with bundled payments and decreased reimbursement,” the authors write.
Selling point for EHR – patients want access despite risks
ICD-10 implementation still a confusing mess even with CMS’ decision to delay implementation

May, 2014