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By Michelle McNickle | 08:04 pm | July 17, 2012
Small physicians practices should look to their EHRs for ways to fatten up the bottom line, according to one healthcare solutions expert.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:47 am | July 17, 2012
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has recognized 60 primary care practices with the title of "Distinction" for their commitment to engaging patients.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:46 am | July 17, 2012
Humana has partnered with New York-based accelerator program Blueprint Health to help spur the development of new and innovative healthcare IT projects.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:42 am | July 17, 2012
HCA's TriStar Health is wading deeper into the urgent care center market. On Monday, TriStar and CareSpot, an urgent care center operator, announced a joint venture that will open as many as 15 new urgent care centers in middle Tennessee next year.
By Mike Miliard | 11:21 am | July 17, 2012
More than 60 organizations have signed on with an American Medical Association (AMA) initiative aimed at helping physicians put payer-provided data reports to better use to enhance the quality of care, the AMA announced July 16.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 10:37 am | July 17, 2012
The American Hospital Association's (AHA) Physician Leadership Forum released a new white paper recently that discusses and examines the core competencies that are necessary in order to deliver coordinated, team-based, value-driven care, as well as recommendations for how healthcare organizations can learn to develop these skills in the upcoming generation of new physicians.
By Steff Deschenes | 09:45 am | July 17, 2012
There are plenty of unknowns concerning the financial aspects of ICD-10. Transitioning to the new codes could be a disaster for some providers. However, those who take into careful consideration their current clinical documentation and coding shortfalls and adjust them for ICD-10 specificity could see an entirely different outcome.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:07 am | July 16, 2012
A man accused of rigging hospital contract bids, defrauding the Internal Revenue Service and filing false tax returns pled guilty last week in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 10:55 am | July 16, 2012
Last month, Capsite, a healthcare technology research and advisory firm, released their most recent study in a series of strategic industry reports focused on the revenue cycle management market, the 2012 U.S. Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) study.
By Rene Letourneau | 10:36 am | July 16, 2012
Near-term demand for healthcare workers is the strongest in San Jose, Calif., Portland, Ore. and Charlotte, N.C., says Health Workforce Solutions LLC's Labor Market Pulse Index released Friday for Q2 2012.