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By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 23, 2007
Healthcare imaging facilities should ditch their costly film processing systems, according to the vendor of a new Web-based picture archiving and communication system....
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | August 22, 2007
Healthcare remains a strong market for equipment leasing and finance, according to experts analyzing trends revealed in a recently released survey....
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | August 21, 2007
States are leading the way in addressing the issues of affordable healthcare, quality of care and access to care in the United States, according to a new issue brief announced last week by the Nationa...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | August 20, 2007
The S/T Health Group has signed an agreement to provide discounted invoice price verification and recovery services for Premier Purchasing Partners members....
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | August 20, 2007
Medical errors in the United States cost $17 billion a year, according to the Institute of Medicine. LifeWings Partners LLC, a firm specializing in reducing costs through aviation safety tools, believ...
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 16, 2007
Medicare Part D plan premiums will rise slightly in 2008 to an average of $25, up from about $22 in 2007, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced. CM...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | August 15, 2007
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) shows how clinicians can make electronic health records more efficient and improve billing accuracy in a report released...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | August 14, 2007
The nation's hospitals are eligible to apply for shares of $25 million in grants the Department of Health and Human Services will award for improvements to emergency care. H...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | August 14, 2007
Dynamic Healthcare Systems of Irvine, Calif. has announced that OSF Health Plans, Inc., an Illinois-based managed care company with 100,000 members, has purchased the HCC Analytics so...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | August 14, 2007
Worldwide information technology outsourcing firm Perot Systems plans to acquire J.J. Wild, Inc. for $89 million. Canton, Mass.-based J.J. Wild is the preferred provider of integrated healthcare deliv...