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The Joint Commission plans to change its accreditation standards to address the need for cultural competence in hospital care. It is taking online applications through September 8 for an expert panel...

VHA Inc., a nationwide alliance of hospitals, has entered into an agreement with Dallas-based research firm MD Buyline to provide VHA's 1,400 member hospitals access to expert analysts and reports on...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – “Claims scrubbing” might sound like something that requires a bucket of soapy water and a good sponge, but for medical billing services and physician organizatio...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reported that Medicare healthcare providers continue to be satisfied with services provided by Medicare fee-for-service contractors, showing a relati...

Scott Wanless, principal management consultant for Fujitsu Consulting’s Business Intelligence Practice, coined the term “preparatory” analytics to describe what the predictive ana...

ATLANTA – Officials at MedAvant Healthcare Solutions are expecting that an auction scheduled for Sept. 8 will help revive the struggling company.The Atlanta-based provider of healthcare...

Although the federal government is going full throttle into promoting transparency in healthcare, a new study released today by the Center for Studying Health System Change questions its current usefu...

According to the Maryland Hospital Association the hospital workforce shortage has continued to persist in the state of Maryland, particularly for nursing.The MHA's annual survey revealed tha...

HOSPITAL PRICING POLICIES often leave patients confused and exasperated. That shouldn’t be surprising in light of the mercurial nature of payer reimbursement rates, constantly evolving payment p...

Eulogix adds ECP to medical records softwareEulogix, a Houston-based provider of electronic medical records software for mental and behavioral health providers, is adding electronic claims...