Timothy H. Moore literally built his health-care career from the ground up. Now the chief executive officer and president of the Mississippi Hospital Association, the Scott County native’s first job in the industry was as an orderly at Meridian’s Rush Hospital.

The board of directors of Magee General Hospital and the board of trustees of Covington County Hospital recently announced the collaboration of their hospitals through the execution of an administrative services agreement.

With state Elections coming up, one of the hottest issues is expansion of Medicaid.When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act nine years ago, it included the expansion of Medicaid to cover families and individuals making 138 percent of the poverty level.

Don’t forget to register for the MS HFMA Annual Institute, set for April 24-26. They have a few days of education, networking events, and a program that contains a total of 12 CPE credits if all possible sessions are attended.

MEC is celebrating 70 years of building and unifying Mississippi’s business community at the MEC Annual Meeting.

When Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn began looking at ways to solve the lack of high-speed broadband access that plagues much of rural Mississippi last summer, he turned to utility companies to understand the problem.

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., convened the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for a hearing to consider the current state of the nation’s broadband coverage maps and discuss ongoing efforts within the federal government and private sector to collect more accurate broadband coverage data.

CMS is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, April 24 at 2:00 PM ET to provide an overview of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System Alternative Payment Models, or MIPS APMs, a type of APM in the Quality Payment Program (QPP). During…

Beginning June 11, hospitals, physicians and other eligible providers may submit notices of intent to apply to participate in the Jan. 1, 2020 start date for the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

These interactive training webinars are stand-alone events covering Medicare Program basics. You aren’t required to attend both days and space is limited.

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