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NASHVILLE, TN – More than 90 outpatient cardiac catheterization labs around the country won’t survive the carnage if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services passes its proposed fee...
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Three hospitals in the University of Maryland Medical System are now able to share financial and clinical data on patients, thanks to the implementation of CareMedic Systems...
SAN FRANCISCO – Energy costs pose a large financial drain on hospitals, but many are seeing an even larger concern on the horizon that will affect the bottom line.As governments force...
NASHVILLE, TN – The Kroger Company has made its entrance into the convenient care clinic industry with its partnership with The Little Clinic, LLC. Kroger joins the list of big retailer...
Medicare awards nearly $25M in hospital P4P pilotA pay-for-performance project has resulted in a 15.8 percent boost in quality over three years at 250 hospitals across the country, the Pre...
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the April issue of Healthcare Finance News, the editorial topic revolved around healthcare pricing, consumers and the need for transparency. In that column, editor Fr...
MPV automates processes for 3 medical groupsMedical Present Value, Inc. of Austin, Texas has added three academic medical groups to its list of customers seeking to automate payer contract...
WEST ALLIS, WI – Merge Healthcare might have found the financial backing needed to keep the medical imaging company out of bankruptcy, but it comes with a high price tag.The West Allis,...
I AWOKE this particular morning early, before my alarm went off, and soon was pretty much absorbed in the usual list of daily worries.A growing list of healthcare expenses limiting overall sp...
WASHINGTON - Just when doctors thought things couldn’t get much worse, experts say, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has thrown another wrench into the already difficult transiti...