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By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | December 15, 2008
New York has recovered more than double the federal requirements for improperly paid Medicaid funds, according to New York Medicaid Inspector General James G. Sheehan.Under the Federal-State...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | December 15, 2008
Craneware, Inc. of Orlando, Fla. has released version 2 of its Pharmacy ChargeLink software application, designed to allow hospitals to capture revenue that they are missing due to absent, incomplete...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | December 15, 2008
An economic stimulus package scheduled for approval in January could give Florida an additional $1.8 billion in federal Medicaid matching funds, according to a new report released by Families USA....
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | December 15, 2008
PHILADELPHIA – Portico Systems is placing its faith in the emerging medical home market with its recent acquisition of Ethidium Health Systems. The Philadelphia-based developer of IT se...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | December 15, 2008
Maryland residents who provide care to family members or loved ones say it's important that state funding for home and community-based services be increased, according to a survey released by AARP Mar...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | December 15, 2008
Market research firm KLAS has named Epic as the highest performing healthcare vendor across all market segments in its annual rankings, which were released Monday.'The 2008 Top 20 Best in KLA...
By Jeff Marion | 12:00 am | December 12, 2008
Allina Health System, recognized last year for its electronic health record implementation with a Davies Award, has scored an 'A' rating on its outstanding bonds.Fitch Ratings has affirmed it...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | December 12, 2008
The University of Minnesota has received a $40 million pledge for diabetes research from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. Goals for the funding, to be paid over five years, are to ca...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | December 12, 2008
The Leapfrog Group has identified the "Highest Value" hospitals in the United States based on a review of over 1,220 hospitals participating in the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey.T...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | December 12, 2008
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is opening a health insurance retail store - called Highmark Direct - in a Pittsburgh shopping center. The company says it will be the first health insurer in Pennsylva...