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North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory unveiled what he called a "comprehensive framework for reform" for Medicaid that would offer recipients integrated physical and behavioral healthcare while simplifying billing and administration for providers.
At a meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee on April 3, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari, MD, and other committee members took a hard look at the CommonWell Health Alliance, a new vendor-led coalition to promote interoperability.
After declining to expand Medicaid earlier this year, North Carolina Republican Governor Pat McCrory unveiled what he called a "comprehensive framework for reform" that would offer recipients integrated physical and behavioral healthcare while simplifying billing and administration for providers.
TriZetto Corporation expects to create as many as 750 new jobs over five years, the healthcare technology company announced April 2 during the opening ceremony for its new worldwide company headquarters in Colorado.
In the first (and perhaps only) delay of health insurance exchange implementation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is pushing back by one year the creation of the small business employee choice program in the federal HIX.
Chicago health information technology company EMRapproved recently announced a partnership with a new collaboration called HealthITxChange, an online community where healthcare practitioners and health IT professionals can share best practices and lessons learned -- or "pearls" -- on EHR adoption.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday published an update for the 2014 Clinical Quality Measures for hospitals eligible for the meaningful use program. At the same time, CMS also issued corresponding specifications for electronic reporting and access to related data elements and value sets.
Insurers in Minnesota spent nearly $19 billion in medical care in 2012, up 7 percent from 2011, while the average operating margin dropped to 0.57 percent, according to a report from the Minnesota Council of Health Plans (MCHP).
Under a withering barrage of pressure from the insurance industry, seniors groups and congressional members from both sides of the aisle, CMS on Monday did an about-face and significantly raised its 2014 growth percentage estimate for the Medicare Advantage program.
A new report from Press Ganey reveals the value of capturing every patient's voice in order to focus efforts on enhancing the quality and safety of care.