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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:16 pm | December 14, 2012
The Denver-based health IT company HealthTrio has filed a software patent infringement lawsuit against Aeta and two of its technology subsidiaries.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:05 pm | December 14, 2012
Eleven Republican governors sent a letter to President Barack Obama Thursday requesting a meeting to discuss the details and costs associated with Medicaid expansion as outlined in the Affordable Care Act.
By Chris Anderson | 12:05 pm | December 14, 2012
Eleven Republican governors sent a letter to President Barack Obama Thursday requesting a meeting to discuss the details and costs associated with Medicaid expansion as outlined in the Affordable Care Act.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 11:48 am | December 14, 2012
Bundled payment and payment reform in general are hot topics in healthcare circles, and will prove to be a challenge for many. Jay Sultan, thought leader for payment reform at TriZetto, a healthcare management solutions company, shared with Healthcare Finance News five key ideas for hospital leaders to consider in order to break barriers to successfully implement payment reform at their organizations.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:35 am | December 14, 2012
Just as the final tally was coming in for state decisions on health insurance exchanges, the Department of Health and Human Services sent an HIX FAQ to all 50 governors, trying to explain aspects of exchanges that've puzzled some state lawmakers and insurance regulators for months.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:13 am | December 14, 2012
A Connecticut nursing home chain ordered to reinstate approximately 600 to 700 workers has filed an appeal and is seeking to stay implementation of the order.
By Erin McCann | 04:02 pm | December 13, 2012
Hospitals and medical practices across the country have continued to increase their privacy and security budgets over the past five years, said a new HIMSS survey released Wednesday. Officials, however, say the percentage of the budget dedicated to these issues is still cause for concern.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:31 pm | December 13, 2012
Family premium costs for employer-sponsored health insurance have risen 62 percent between 2003 and 2011, according to an analysis by the Commonwealth Fund.
By Chris Anderson | 12:01 pm | December 13, 2012
A new report from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions estimates that the total of all U.S. health-related expenditures in 2010 totaled $3.2 trillion or about 23 percent higher than reported in the National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA).
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:21 am | December 13, 2012
As the home care market becomes increasingly competitive, two worker-owned cooperative home care agencies get proactive by becoming the first home care companies in the country to be certified B Corporations.