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By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | December 04, 2008
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has awarded $44 million in Health Care Stabilization Fund grants to six financially distressed hospitals in order to maintain healthcare access...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | December 03, 2008
Emdeon, which develops and markets revenue and payment cycle management technology for the healthcare industry, has unveiled the U.S. Healthcare Efficiency Index to monitor business efficiency in heal...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | December 03, 2008
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have asked the Government Accountability Office to study best practices used by states, hospitals and other c...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | December 03, 2008
Healthcare IT can improve the quality of care received by the chronically ill and lower costs, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The report, issued by A...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | December 03, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed three national coverage determinations (NCDs) to establish uniform national policies designed to prevent Medicare from paying for certain...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | December 02, 2008
The Condell Health Network has agreed without litigation to pay the United States and the state of Illinois $36 million as a result of filing false claims for reimbursement.The health system volunt...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | December 02, 2008
Humana Military Healthcare Services, a subsidiary of Humana Inc. and the TRICARE Contractor for the South Region announced that MinuteClinic services would be available to TRICARE beneficiaries in a n...
By William Spratt | 12:00 am | December 02, 2008
Although healthcare transaction activity has slowed during the downturn in the economy, investment banks, private equity houses, hedge funds and lenders continue to aggressively seek healthcare deals....
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | December 02, 2008
State officials are urging the federal government to help them with a $140 billion budget shortfall expected before 2010. Due to the declining economy, states face an increased call for Medic...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | December 02, 2008
Highmark providers, such as primary care physicians, specialists, healthcare facilities and hospitals, now have access to tools to assist them in discussions with Highmark members about out-of-pocket...