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WALTHAM, MA – Revenue cycle executives for healthcare organizations are focusing most of their attention on improving patient collections, according to a recent survey of finance executives....
PHYSICIANS MAY have gained a small reprieve with the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act in July. The bill, if it remains veto-proof as expected, would halt the 10.6 pe...
A study conducted by the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) has found hospitals have made strides in improving quality of care over the past two years, with they still have a long way to go....
The U.S. Biovigilance Network has raised more than $1 million for a nationwide data collection program for the transfusion and biological therapy communities. The program will collect and ana...
The Senate Finance Committee held its fourth in a series of hearings Thursday to prepare for Congressional action on health reform.The latest hearing examined how health information technolog...
According to the 2008 National Scorecard on U.S. Health System performance, America's health system continues to fall short of its healthcare goals regardless of resources invested. The score...
McKesson is adding a financial aspect to its emergency care solutions with the purchase of EN-Chart Scanning Program, LLC, a Dandridge, Tenn.-based provider of coding and charge-capture capabilities f...
BOONE, NC – While they’re not doing the dollar volume of their big-city brethren, small hospitals in rural settings face unique financial pressures and must manage all aspects of the reven...
The Department of Health and Human Services has levied a $100,000 fine on Seattle-based Providence Health and Services for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...
The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative has released The Purchaser Guide to the Patient-Centered Medical Home, a handbook for understanding the medical home model.The PCPCC is...