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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will insure a $28,310,000 loan to Baraga County Memorial Hospital in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, according to U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Mich.).
A regional not-for-profit health insurer serving New York, Vermont and New Hampshire will reimburse physicians for online consults.
Heartland Payment Systems, a provider of payment processing services, has unveiled ConfirmPay, powered by TransEngen, an integrated payments portal and healthcare eligibility verification system.
MedAssets, Inc., has reached an agreement to become the primary group purchasing organization and a technology provider for supply chain system optimization for Maury Regional Medical Center of Columbia, Tenn.
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing Thursday titled, "Insured But Not Covered: The Problem of Underinsurance."
A new survey indicates 12 percent of parents with children under the age of 18 have spoken to their child's doctor about complementary and integrative approaches to medicine, yet nearly 90 percent say they want to know more.
A recent study shows that uninsured American adults with chronic illnesses often go undiagnosed or undertreated, leading to an increased risk of costly, disabling and even lethal complications of their disease.
The Intermedix Corporation, a provider of business services to emergency providers, has acquired the assets and operations of the billing services division of ESO Solutions, Inc.
The best defense for healthcare organizations against the RAC audits is a good offense, says a 20-year veteran of the healthcare industry and expert in organization performance improvement.
A study released Thursday by the Center for Studying Health System Change shows that some hospitals have found ways to urge community physicians to engage in quality improvement and reporting programs.