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Bernie Monegain

Bernie is the Editor of Healthcare IT News. Follow Bernie on Twitter @Bernie_HITN.

By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | November 20, 2008
Taking financial steps to bridge the gap between the "have and have-not" hospitals is critical to hospital viability, The Joint Commission asserted in a report released Thursday.Hos...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | November 18, 2008
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, the largest health insurer in the stare, has saved nearly a half-million dollars by employing compensation management technology.BCBSVT employed VUE Com...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | November 11, 2008
The campaign is done, and the pressure to reform healthcare has begun, with an emphasis on information technology and on health insurance for children.A group of organizations that includes t...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | November 11, 2008
The use of diagnostic imaging tests is rising rapidly and contributing to the increasing cost of healthcare, concludes a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | November 07, 2008
athenahealth, which focuses on helping physician practices handle the business side of the house, has recorded a 35 percent increase in revenue for the third quarter.Total revenue for the thr...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | November 03, 2008
A new application released by Google Health is designed to help users find assistance programs for their prescription medications online using PatientAssistance.com.PatientAssistance.com, Inc...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | October 31, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is continuing to nudge doctors toward e-prescribing with the announcement Thursday of an initiative that offers them a boost of 5.1 percent in pay for...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | October 29, 2008
Google co-founder Adam Bosworth has parted the curtain on KEAS Inc., the new healthcare enterprise he is poised to launch early next year. If he's successful, it could mean fat Americans woul...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | October 28, 2008
Information technology, remote monitoring and technology connected to genomics and diagnostics are all appealing investments, the executives of three investment entities said Monday at the Center for...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | October 24, 2008
The Federal Trade Commission has pushed the clock forward on the so-called "red flags" rule deadline that could affect hospitals across the country. The deadline moves ahead six months to Ma...