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NEW YORK – Analysts digesting the healthcare reform plan of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) say it will be most effective in provoking discussion. However, the plan does little to add...

The health plan serving the 300,000-member American Postal Workers Union is offering premium reductions to entice employee members to enroll in its consumer-driven health plan....

One of New York City's largest healthcare systems has received a $320 million senior secured credit facility from GE Healthcare Financial Services. The funding will help the hospital operator transiti...

WASHINGTON – Medicare officials announced on Aug. 22 a decrease in Medicare payments for home care services for 2008, drawing sharp criticism from home care lobbyists. The Cente...

CLEVELAND – Pricing transparency and the increasing rise of self-pay are making significant impacts on cash flow management for hospitals and large physician practices, experts say....

PROVO, UT – Utah’s largest independent physician group has opted to overhaul its revenue cycle in search of better, more efficient returns on investment. Central Utah Clinic, whic...

Medplexus launches Saas-based suite of solutions MedPlexus, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of Internet-based administrative, financial and clinical software and services for phy...

CHICAGO – Ann Lurie served as a critical care nurse at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago before marriage and family intervened. It was an experience she never forgot, a...

RALEIGH, NC – Last July, Misys Healthcare Systems took a strategic step back in selling off two smaller business units to concentrate on the ambulatory healthcare market. About a month ago, the...

WESTBORO, MA – Activity in the business analytics market picked up a notch last month with the announcement that Applix, Inc. will be acquired by Ottawa-based business intelligence provider...