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Only a week after failing to override a presidential veto, House Democrats have pulled together replacement legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Th...
An industry coalition of providers, suppliers, group purchasing organizations and others has endorsed standards for organizational and product idenfiers intended to facilitate supply ordering and othe...
Rising costs are forcing Americans to change the way they use the healthcare system, according to the results a survey released this week. However, the jury’s out for consum...
MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Managed Care has completed implementing MEDecision’s patient clinical summaries (PCS) as part of its pay-for-performance pilot. “The right way...
Spring Medical seeks series A capital funding Spring Medical Systems, a Houston-based provider of software solutions for small and medium-sized medical practices, has retained Growt...
VIDALIA, GA – Do process management approaches that work in other industries have an impact in a healthcare environment? Meadows Regional Medical Center has become a believer....
CHICAGO – A charge description master, or CDM, encompasses basic information and coding about everything a hospital can charge a patient. Despite its importance, indep...
MSHA unveils new hospital name, environmental plans Mountain States Health Alliance, Johnson City, Tenn., has announced plans to build an environmentally friendly Franklin Woods Commu...
ATLANTA – At a time when reimbursements are low and the threat of an audit looms large, it can be hard for physicians to get paid for the value of their services. Practices that have taken the e...
DALLAS – Cirrus Health has selected a physician credentials verification service in anticipation of increased credentialing requirements for providers. Some 1,100 practitioners in...