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JACKSONVILLE, FL – Studies suggest that as much as 35 percent of medical charges submitted by doctors to insurance companies for reimbursement are denied. “That’...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Quality initiatives are not a financial drain for Spectrum Health. Rather, they’ve added to the system’s bottom line. In fact, aside from saving money o...

LONG BEACH, CA – When Marina Medical Billing Service, Inc., an emergency medical billing company based in Cerritos, Calif., considered purchasing an electronic document managing solution (EDMS)...

A bipartisan panel appointed by President Bush is calling for an overhaul of how the country cares for its wounded war veterans. The cost: $500 million a year for now, and as much as $1 billion a year...

CLEVELAND – In this era of consumer healthcare and a competitive provider landscape, having a patient portal is a priority for hospitals, according to Deborah Kohn, principal of Dak Systems Cons...

LOUISVILLE, KY – Ventas Inc., a real estate investment trust, has sold 22 underperforming facilities to Kindred Healthcare Inc. for $175 million. The properties include 21 skill...

WASHINGTON – As of July, the nation’s providers were still waiting for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue the final regulation to implement radical changes in the reimbu...

WESTCHESTER, IL – It’s time for healthcare organizations to simplify pricing approaches to build public trust and to take mistrust out of the contracting process. In relea...

WASHINGTON – After Congress deferred a 5 percent cut to physicians’ reimbursements for Medicare services late last year, the Congressional Budget Office warned that the deferral could resu...

Contributed By Sam Muppalla THE HEALTHCARE INSURANCE MARKET is in an era of change driven by both external and internal forces, including the consumerism movement, increased competition,...