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As the bill for advanced imaging modality procedures rises, payers are asking for pre-authorization of scans in radiology management programs to address high costs and ensure that those services are n...

LACK OF TRAINING LIMITS RETURN ON IT INVESTMENT While nurses appear ready to use healthcare information technology, have only a limited amount of ongoing training. A survey b...

An Indiana company is marketing a new product that it says will save $9 billion to $38 billion over the next 10 years by streamlining the payment collection process for Medicare. Launched i...

A trade group representing the nation's health insurers is questioning the accuracy of a mid-September report released by the Commonwealth Fund that contends American workers are finding healthcare co...

Officials at Spectrum Health, an integrated delivery network in Michigan, could probably give 10 persuasive reasons why putting healthcare prices on a hospital Web site is a bad idea. Ba...

Business Objects is betting that financial managers in hospitals are getting tired of guessing at the actual costs of providing services and procedures in their facilities. This...

The Institute of Medicine came down firmly on the side of using a pay-for-performance methodology for Medicare, suggesting that the government act quickly and decisively to revamp the payment system....

New service to determine eligibility at the pharmacy eRx Network of Fort Worth, Texas, in conjunction with partner RxHub, has announced the availabi...

Retail clinics may compete with physician practicesInterFit Health’s RediClinic has become a participating provider for Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna, expanding the...

Craneware, Ohio university collaborate on curriculum Craneware Inc., a supplier of chargemaster and revenue-cycle software solutions, is collaborating...