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WESTCHESTER, IL – It’s time for healthcare organizations to simplify pricing approaches to build public trust and to take mistrust out of the contracting process. In relea...
WASHINGTON – As of July, the nation’s providers were still waiting for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue the final regulation to implement radical changes in the reimbu...
LOUISVILLE, KY – Ventas Inc., a real estate investment trust, has sold 22 underperforming facilities to Kindred Healthcare Inc. for $175 million. The properties include 21 skill...
CLEVELAND – In this era of consumer healthcare and a competitive provider landscape, having a patient portal is a priority for hospitals, according to Deborah Kohn, principal of Dak Systems Cons...
A bipartisan panel appointed by President Bush is calling for an overhaul of how the country cares for its wounded war veterans. The cost: $500 million a year for now, and as much as $1 billion a year...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Quality initiatives are not a financial drain for Spectrum Health. Rather, they’ve added to the system’s bottom line. In fact, aside from saving money o...
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Studies suggest that as much as 35 percent of medical charges submitted by doctors to insurance companies for reimbursement are denied. “That’...
LOS ANGELES – Provider credentialing – a constant, tedious and expensive task for hospitals and other entities in the healthcare system – is getting renewed attention....
Despite PHR availability, few consumers use them Even as insurers increasingly make plans to offer personal health records for their customers, very few Americans use the technology or...
Contributed By Sam Muppalla THE HEALTHCARE INSURANCE MARKET is in an era of change driven by both external and internal forces, including the consumerism movement, increased competition,...