Fred Bazzoli
Optio Software, a provider of technology solutions to improve document handling and management, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Bottomline Technologies. The deal was a...
State Medicaid directors say regulatory changes proposed by the administration for Medicaid policy will be much larger than predicted, and a new report blasts the administration for its approach to th...
ALPHARETTA, GA – MedAssets Inc., which became a publicly owned company in mid-December through an initial public offering of stock, is making some noise. That’s quite a cont...
THERE ARE GOOD WAYS to restrain healthcare spending. And then there are ways that are you don’t even dare mention, not in polite company. This column could be construed as coming...
Despite the promise of a value-based purchasing approach for paying the nation's hospitals, the nation still has a ways to go in designing a system that is accurate and effective....
WASHINGTON – A large medical device and equipment trade organization, as well as two large manufacturers of supplies, have voiced qualified support for a law that would disclose companies’...
NEW YORK – An appeals court ruling in New York may throw into question whether physicians with admitting privileges could be considered employees of the hospitals at which they have privileges....
CHICAGO – The American Medical Association continues to come out swinging against the latest step in the consolidation in the health insurance market. The Chicago-based professiona...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – In an effort to improve transparency of its prices, Spectrum Health last month began publicizing the average prices paid by major payers for 250 common procedures....
A CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLYMAN introduced legislation last month requiring insurers to seek approval from a state agency before canceling a policy. Just days later, Los Angeles’ city attorney fi...