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LOUISVILLE, KY – Humana of  Arizona has received only limited data since the June implementation of its INSPIRIS-based care management program for the frail elderly, but the program is show...

CHICAGO – The first group of physicians participating in the Illinois E-Rx Collaborative and DrFirst’s e-prescribing initiative has begun writing prescriptions electronically....

OREM, UT – With tight operating margins, shrinking reimbursement rates and competition from other facilities, hospitals and large physician groups must constantly improve their ope...

WILMINGTON, DE – Last July, the research firm HealthCore released a study showing that use of a patient clinical summary (PCS) electronic health record in an emergency department results in sign...

WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expected to publish a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in April as it moves toward a more comprehensive implementation of a severity-...

CHATTANOOGA, TN – By the end of March, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee expects to deploy a suite of Web-based applications to five pilot providers. Implementation o...

WASHINGTON – A report released in early February reveals that roughly 2 percent of capital spent on the workforce is drained by disability, absenteeism and presenteeism....

MODESTO, CA – At a time when health plans are trying to cut administrative costs by pushing member self-service to member portals, one health plan has opened a retail storefront to reach out to...

DAYTON, OH – While e-prescribing initiatives are becoming more prevalent, the Anthem National Accounts pilot involving approximately 100 physicians in Dayton and Youngstown, Ohio eschews a healt...

IN MID-JANUARY, Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates reported that it expects to record $200 million in bad debt expense in the fourth quarter due to an increase in self-paying patients....