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DURHAM, NC – Duke University Health System is using a new patient portal to improve customer service and help patients keep up with financial balances and pay bills. As of Septembe...
Lawson, Huron Consulting form new partnership Lawson Software has announced a new partnership with the Huron Consulting Group to more effectively deliver Lawson Grant Management and La...
WASHINGTON – A bill introduced in Congress in late October aims to provide transparency in medical device pricing for hospitals to help them negotiate on prices and reduce Medicare spending....
MILWAUKEE – It’s been said that 35 cents out of every dollar spent on healthcare is used for administrative purposes. That’s a heady number, especially to those spending the other 65...
WASHINGTON - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that most of the 40 million seniors enrolled in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program are happy with it. However, s...
MALVERN, PA - "American Idol," meet American healthcare. In an effort to bring its new product to the marketplace and help out a cash-strapped, small hospital, Siemens...
THE GOOGLE PHONE SAGA has turned into an interesting news story. In reading it, I suddenly began wondering if there was a lesson to be found there for the healthcare industry. OK, maybe it’s...
PHOENIX, AZ – Enrollment in Evercare’s Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan, or SNP, for Maricopa County residents with Alzheimer’s and related dementia is underway amid provider en...
BOSTON – Global healthcare is providing lower costs and quality that may not be found in developed countries, say two experts in the area. Robert K. Crone, MD, and J...
ARMONK, NY – IBM has added a new children’s health rebate to its wellness incentive programs for all U.S. employees. As part of its benefits package,...