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WASHINGTON – Both the House and Senate passed their own versions of legislation to reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in the days before Congress’ A...
BOSTON – Partners HealthCare hopes to gain workflow benefits and streamline financial operations through the implementation of a new patient administration and revenue cycle management system....
TARRYTOWN, NY – As the chosen pilot site, Hudson Health Plan implemented the Case Management Society of America’s guidelines and Web-based tracker in June 2006. A year lat...
Contributed by Jeffrey C. BauerDelivering standardized medical services of acceptable quality (effectiveness) at the lowest possible cost (efficiency) is a major goal of every healthcare pro...
AUSTIN, TX – A Texas mandate that workers’ compensation carriers accept e-billing from healthcare providers goes into effect on January 1, 2008. Other states are paying cl...
ATLANTA – The variability of payer decisions on coverage is no joke for providers. They often base treatment decisions on precertification efforts, then find that payers deny s...
The state of California will give $25 million in new grants for healthcare technology projects to underserved parts of the state in order to expand access to specialty doctors, Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg...
Medicare officials announced Aug. 22 a decrease in Medicare payments for home care services for 2008, drawing sharp criticism from home care lobbyists....
Despite substantial increases in Medicare prescription drug coverage, a significant number of seniors still face unaffordable out-of-pocket expenses, a new study shows....
Leaders in the medical tourism industry announced today the creation of a U.S.-based international Medical Tourism Association. The trade group will provide hospitals and medical tourism firms with cr...