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By Chip Means | 01:00 am | July 09, 2007
Physicians in academic settings make less money than those in private practices. And although university-based physicians tend to treat patients with higher levels of acuity, a new study confirms that...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | July 09, 2007
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has chosen to implement the Collaborative Care Management platform from MEDecision, a Pennsylvania provider of software, services and clinical content to health...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 09, 2007
GAO’s care report outlines need for more investigation The Government Accountability Office’s recent report on long-term care partnership programs in four states outline...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 09, 2007
Is care for senior citizens at risk? At the very least, the threat of growing limitations in the availability of care is, depending on your point of view, being suggested as a possibilit...
By Patty Enrado | 01:00 am | July 09, 2007
CHATTANOOGA, TN – Although the technology strategies vary, payers are either starting or expanding pilot programs that adjudicate claims in real time for providers. While it’s too...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 09, 2007
Contributed by Ron Rittenmeyer The power in technology is not the technology itself. The power in technology is taking your business and making it better than anyone could have ever conside...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 09, 2007
Call center experience could cost customers A recent study showed that 61 percent of customers who have a bad experience with a call center of an insurance company are at risk of...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 09, 2007
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service is raising the bar for not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare organizations reporting information on annual tax returns. The IRS las...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 09, 2007
ORLANDO, FL – To the estimated 6,000 community oncologists nationwide, the concept of “shopping” doesn’t mean heading over to the mall to buy a new shirt or visiting the g...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 09, 2007
PSS World Medical, Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla. has announced that it has made a $22.5 million equity investment, approximately 5 percent of current outstanding shares, in athen...