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MEDecision, a developer of health management and decision support technology, and Health Language, Inc. (HLI), which specializes in medical terminology management, have joined forces, allowing MEDecision to help payers and providers comply with and capitalize on forthcoming ICD-10 requirements.
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has launched a new Center for Accountable Care. The goal, according to PCPCC, is to help ensure that a "strong, robust patient-centered primary care model is at the foundation of accountable care organizations nationwide, and that programs and policies related to ACOs help maintain this focus."
Premier Purchasing Partners, based in Charlotte, N.C., has announced a new agreement for waste management products and services with Trinova Medical Waste Solutions of Corona, Calif.
It has been nearly one year since President Obama signed healthcare reform into law, and it appears many people are more confused and stressed about the future of healthcare than when we first started down this path.
Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Kaiser Permanente Northern California were the only health plans to earn four stars in the category Meeting National Standards of Care in the just-released HMO Quality Report from the California Office of the Patient Advocate.
Intelimedix, which develops business intelligence tools for healthcare payers, has expanded its Tru:Insights solution to include dental health tracking, reporting and cost recovery.
The Department of Health & Human Services is granting a waiver to Maine health insurers, giving them three years to meet the 80 percent medical loss ratio required under health reform.
Nearly half a million patients in New York's Hudson Valley are now associated with a patient-centered medical home, created in part with $1.5 million in incentives provided by six health plans organized by the Taconic Health Information Network and Community.
Nearly half a million patients in New York's Hudson Valley are now associated with a patient-centered medical home, created in part with the help of $1.5 million in incentives provided by six health plans.
A Las Vegas woman has pled guilty to falsely representing to Medicare that she owned a Los Angeles-area durable medical equipment company which collected close to $2 million in federal reimbursement funds.