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By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | August 20, 2008
With a grant from the Federal Communications Commission, the Colorado Hospital Association will develop a telehealth network throughout the state of Colorado. The initiative is set to be the...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | August 20, 2008
The Medical Group Management Association, which represents 21,500 members, says the government's proposed Oct 1, 2011 deadline for the healthcare industry to convert from ICD-9 code sets to ICD-10 is...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | August 20, 2008
Eighteen California hospital will face $25,000 fines after state officials determined that violations of their requirements of licensure has caused, or are likely to cause, serious injury or death to...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | August 20, 2008
The Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (HCFP) has released a report showing that more than 439,000 people have enrolled in private or subsidized health insurance programs between...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | August 19, 2008
Electronic health records and staffing shortages are on the minds of hospital executives, physicians and nurses, according to a recent poll conducted by healthcare technology company Picis.Pi...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | August 19, 2008
Hackensack University Medical Center, a non-profit research and teaching hospital in New Jersey, has filed an application for transfer of ownership of all Pascack Valley Hospital licenses to a joint v...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | August 19, 2008
A recent study suggests that an increase in prescription co-payments could negatively impact medication adherence, especially in low-income areas. The study, published in the (italics) Journa...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | August 18, 2008
In a move that heralds sweeping change in how medical bills are coded, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced a proposed regulation to change the ICD-9 code sets with ICD-10 code se...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | August 18, 2008
In an effort to help members better manage their acute and chronic diseases, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield will use a care management system from The TriZetto Group.The Little Rock-base...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | August 18, 2008
As part of a multi-year contract with San Ramon, Ca.-based Keane, Inc., The Johns Hopkins Hospital plans to implement a full admission, discharge and transfer solution and make upgrades to its back-en...