Healthcare Finance Staff
Medicare part D drug premiums to rise in ’08 Medicare Part D plan premiums will rise slightly in 2008 to an average of $25, up from about $22 in 2007, the Centers for M...
Contributed by Jeffrey C. BauerDelivering standardized medical services of acceptable quality (effectiveness) at the lowest possible cost (efficiency) is a major goal of every healthcare pro...
SEATTLE – Microsoft’s latest foray into the healthcare field comes with a caveat: Money matters. That’s the word from Bill Crounse, Microsoft’s worldwide health d...
Contributed by Rick IngrahamThe healthcare industry has reached a watershed moment in which payers and providers are truly beginning to invest in the development of information technology in...
Author: SCHIP troubled by high dropout rates There’s a high dropout rate from State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) and Medicaid programs, said Benjamin Som...
CHICAGO – An Internal Revenue Service ruling in May that encouraged not-for-profit hospitals to provide healthcare information technology to medical staff physicians is paying off for Allscripts...
WAKEFIELD, MA – Picis, Inc., a provider of high-acuity care information systems, has moved into the healthcare finance field with last month’s purchase of LYNX Medical Systems, a Bellevue,...
RALEIGH, NC – One company’s effort to streamline its product offerings has helped another flesh out its portfolio. Misys Healthcare concluded a troubled year on July...
HHS awarding $25 million in emergency care grants Hospitals are eligible to apply for shares of $25 million in grants the Department of Health and Human Services will award for im...
RALEIGH, NC – The Center for Community Health Leadership, an organization sponsored by Misys Healthcare Systems, has announced that hardware vendors Dell, Fujitsu and Lenovo will offer computer...