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Supply-CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM) for hospitals is undergoing a “substantial reinvention,” said Eugene Schneller, professor and director of Health Sector Supply Chain Management and Policy...
Faced with the prospect of declaring bankruptcy and after deciding to dump most of its overseas interests, Merge Healthcare, Inc. has agreed to a $20 million financing deal in an effort to shore up it...
The TriZetto Group is expanding its access to the European market with a new five-year deal with Unisys Nederland NV to market, distribute and maintain its software solutions to health insurers in the...
NEW YORK – The credit crunch appears to be affecting hospitals’ ability to raise capital and finance capital expenditures, especially for big-ticket items.A research report issued...
GetWellNetwork, daisy team up to reward nursesGetWellNetwork, Inc., a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of interactive patient care solutions, is teaming up with the DAISY Foundation to help bo...
MARIETTA, GA – A medical banking organization is leading efforts to standardize the use of denial codes by health plans.Agreement on a taxonomy of denial codes will provide benefits to...
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last month announced payment rates for the nation’s facilities that treat Medicare beneficaries for extended periods of time....
LAS VEGAS – On Tuesday, June 24, HFMA’s ANI conference will host keynote speaker Steve Case, the former AOL kingpin who is now chairman and chief operating officer of Revolution Health Gro...
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, an independent advisory panel to Congress on Medicare physician payment issues, announced the appointment of three new members last week.Gene Dodaro,...
LAS VEGAS – The Healthcare Financial Management Association’s premier educational and networking event, the Annual National Institute (ANI): The Healthcare Finance Conference, kicks off Ju...