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By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | November 09, 2006
The first attempt to craft a bill requiring transparency in healthcare billing is receiving mostly positive grades from industry watchers. The bill (HR 6053) proposed by Rep. Mi...
By Patty Enrado | 01:00 am | November 09, 2006
While Computer Sciences Corp.'s Blue Health Intelligence data warehouse has been deployed at only three Blues plans since July, the industry is beginning to recognize the benefits this type of warehou...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | November 09, 2006
Graphs from the October 2006 issue of Healthcare Finance News. If you have questions about the data, please contact editor Fred Bazzoli....
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | November 09, 2006
An industry coalition is keeping the pressure on efforts to address steep cuts in payments for imaging services in physician offices, as required under the Deficit Reduction Act. The Acc...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | November 09, 2006
New service to determine eligibility at the pharmacy eRx Network of Fort Worth, Texas, in conjunction with partner RxHub, has announced the availabi...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | November 09, 2006
Retail clinics may compete with physician practicesInterFit Health’s RediClinic has become a participating provider for Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna, expanding the...
By Patty Enrado | 01:00 am | November 09, 2006
Major banks continue to see healthcare as a growing business opportunity. In mid-August, Mellon Working Capital Solutions introduced its automated revenue cycle management solution fo...
By Patty Enrado | 01:00 am | November 09, 2006
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is involved in discussions with other payers after announcing a partnership with WellPoint to deliver performance data for WellPoint's pay-for-performance program in m...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | November 09, 2006
Keep up to date with October's personnel changes. Check out "OnTheMove" to see who's moving up in healthcare finance.Dallas-based Parkland Health and Hospital System has named healthcare t...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | November 09, 2006
A small investment in collaboration is paying big dividends for the Genesis Health System. The system, which operates three hospitals in Illinois and Iowa, has seen its investment in the...