Information on the methods, limitations and payment of claims by Northwood.

Effective January 1, 2009 Northwood, Inc. (Northwood) is offering its providers the benefit of receiving routine claim disbursements via direct deposit instead of receiving a paper check in the mail

Northwood, Inc. is implementing electronic claim processing in conjunction with the healthcare industry’s implementation of the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets.

July 1, 2010 is the new target deadline for CMS to announce new single-payment rates for the Round 1 rebid of competitive bidding. For up to date information on the bid rate release, visit HomeCare Magazine at www.homecaremag.com.

Whether a business is primarily an online store or a storefront with multiple locations, providing excellent customer service is the key to the long term success of any business. In today's economy more than ever, adapting a business to provide every single customer a better shopping experience than the competition is the cornerstone to survival.

If a business is truly committed to making excellent customer service a top priority, several steps must be taken. Ideally, the organization already has a Quality Operating System in place and has identified customer service as a key measurable.

Pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot that forms in a leg or the pelvis breaks free and travels to the lungs, where it can cause a blockage in an artery. These types of clots can be fatal and cause more than 100,000 hospitalizations in the United States each year.