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Capital BlueCross, of Harrisburg, Pa. has announced a three-year renewal agreement with McLean, Va-based Prematics, Inc. for their electronic prescribing service. More than 1,000 practitioners who provide care for a million patients across central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley use the service.
"Investing in heath information technology is a top priority for health plans," says Robert Zirkelbach, press secretary of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) whose Institute 2010 conference takes place Wednesday, June 9 to Friday, June 11 in Las Vegas.
An Ohio-based nursing home management company has signed an agreement to take over five bankrupt nursing homes in Georgia, continuing its national effort to acquire and rehabilitate underperforming or badly managed facilities.
As many as 13,000 registered nurses from hospitals throughout California issued a one-day strike notice Friday over patient care shortcomings at their facilities.
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina's large-group customers will be offered assistance in setting up onsite employee health centers.
AHA Solutions, a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association, has launched the 2010 version of its Patient Flow Challenges Assessment, a survey for hospitals that offers insights into patient throughput and capacity management issues.
The Association of Community Pharmacists is challenging Congress to fix what it calls are hidden fees and abusive practices by the pharmacy benefit management industry.
A global bidding war is shaping up between some of the world's largest private equity groups for Australia's second-largest hospital owner.
Intercare Health Systems, formerly the City of Angels Medical Center, will pay a $10 million consent judgment stemming from an alleged Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud scheme in Los Angeles.
Americans' confidence in their ability to access and pay for healthcare rose in April after dipping in February and March, according to Thomson Reuters.