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Pay for performance is not a trial program, as far as the federal government is concerned. According to the head of the federal P4P, Thomas Valuck, MD, director of t...
The number of companies participating in President Bush's plan for value-driven healthcare has skyrocketed from 175 in January to more than 775. Department of Health and Huma...
Perceptive Software of Shawnee, Kan. has announced that Orlando Regional Healthcare in Florida has deployed the company's ImageNow document management suite in its accounts payable de...
Many patients who report that they have been affected by malpractice or medical errors haven't had their lives jeopardized by medical professionals, but instead are upset about service delivery proble...
DENVER - In a move expected to reduce physicians’ administrative workloads, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has signed into law a bill to make the language in payer-provider contracts more transparent...
AHA ASKS CMS FOR HOSPITAL INPUT ON MAC SELECTION The American Hospital Association is asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow hospitals and other providers to par...
When Kronos acquired Beaverton, Ore.-based Unicru last July, it mapped out a new direction in workforce automation for the Chelmsford, Mass.-based software manufacturer. A traditional focus o...
WATERTOWN, MA – athenahealth, Inc. has jumped into the pay-for-performance pool with both feet, announcing in March that its Web-based athenaNet practice management system includes physician qua...
BLUE BELL, PA – When a medical bill goes unpaid, the only one to benefit is the collection agency. That’s why insurers and health plans are looking for any edge to make sure patients...
NEW YORK – A coalition of medical and advocacy groups is pushing for laws in 20 states that would require health insurers to provide colon screenings. Colonoscopies would hel...