Healthcare Finance Staff
MedNetworks, a start-up company launched on Monday, uses technology to map, analyze and activate social networks across a broad range of health constituencies in order to identify trends and predict future behavior.
Capital BlueCross recently launched an online educational tool for its members, designed to aid them in comparing costs of procedures, quality of care and overall satisfaction with specific providers. Named MyCare Advisor, the online suite of tools provides members with estimated total cost information for 57 of the most common elective services provided by hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers.
CDPH, a New York insurance plan, will invest $1 million in 21 area primary care and pediatric practices to participate in the second phase of the plan's IT-based medical home initiative.
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has launched a series of online quizzes and tools aimed at educating seniors about how the Affordable Care Act affects their Medicare benefits, the growth of Medicare and the budget deficit.
A new survey indicates patients in need of emergency department care are experiencing the longest wait times in several years.
Gov. Martin O'Malley outlined a new vision for positioning Maryland as a national leader for health IT, during a roundtable forum of industry leaders and experts, which convened on Tuesday to discuss healthcare reform and innovation in the state.
Healthcare Finance News editor Richard Pizzi spoke recently with Mayo’s CFO Jeffrey Bolton and Jim Francis, the organization’s chair of supply chain management, about navigating the world renowned institution through recession and healthcare reform.
CSI Financial Services, a provider of low-interest bank loans to patients, has secured agreements to provide loans to self-pay patients at three Midwest hospital systems.
A Chicago community hospital threatened with closure two years ago has made a financial comeback, even after separating from a major nonprofit health system.