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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:13 am | August 18, 2011
 Nine of Western Pennsylvania's leading healthcare providers announced Thursday that they plan to form the region's first health information exchange (HIE).
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:11 am | August 18, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken its national 5010 testing days to the next level: a whole week – Aug. 22 to 26 – dedicated to testing in advance of the Jan. 1, 2012 compliance date.
By Rene Letourneau | 05:13 pm | August 17, 2011
The world market for preventative vaccines totaled $25.3 billion in 2010, up from $22.1 billion in 2009, according to a report published by Kalorama Information.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:32 pm | August 17, 2011
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc. announced it is appealing a circuit court judge's dismissal of its lawsuit against the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' Bureau for Medical Services over inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:18 am | August 17, 2011
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is seeking feedback on eight topics selected for the first pilot projects targeted for grant funding. The pilots will be used to establish national priorities for patient-centered outcome research (PCOR).
By Chris Anderson | 10:55 am | August 17, 2011
Appalachia Regional Healthcare Inc. announced it is appealing the late July decision by a circuit court judge to dismiss its lawsuit against the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and DHHR's Bureau for Medical Services for inadequate reimbursement rates.
By Rene Letourneau | 04:22 pm | August 16, 2011
Gray market vendors are adding exorbitant price mark-ups to desperately needed drugs in the wake of record-high drug shortages in the United States, according to a Premier healthcare alliance analysis of unsolicited sales offers.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:20 am | August 16, 2011
When all is said and done, the advancement of telehealth and mobile health in the United States will be accomplished through the percolation of innovation.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:23 am | August 16, 2011
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking to offer clarity to manufacturers and reviewers of medical devices. The agency released proposed guidance on how benefit-risk determinations are made during premarket review and how researchers and manufacturers can design better quality clinical studies.
By Rene Letourneau | 09:55 am | August 16, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $49 million in grants to improve the quality of healthcare and strengthen the public health infrastructure - double the spending for the same programs in 2010.