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The Joint Commission plans to change its accreditation standards to address the need for cultural competence in hospital care. It is taking online applications through September 8 for an expert panel...
Dallas-based Healthvision Solutions, Inc. has completed the acquisition of MediSoution's Healthcare Information Systems division.The acquisition included the Montreal-based company's revenue...
In a response to proposed changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system, the American Hospital Association voiced "serious concerns" about reporting requirements and payment...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reported that Medicare healthcare providers continue to be satisfied with services provided by Medicare fee-for-service contractors, showing a relati...
TALLAHASSEE, FL – “Claims scrubbing” might sound like something that requires a bucket of soapy water and a good sponge, but for medical billing services and physician organizatio...
ATLANTA – Officials at MedAvant Healthcare Solutions are expecting that an auction scheduled for Sept. 8 will help revive the struggling company.The Atlanta-based provider of healthcare...
Scott Wanless, principal management consultant for Fujitsu Consulting’s Business Intelligence Practice, coined the term “preparatory” analytics to describe what the predictive ana...
Although the federal government is going full throttle into promoting transparency in healthcare, a new study released today by the Center for Studying Health System Change questions its current usefu...
Eulogix adds ECP to medical records softwareEulogix, a Houston-based provider of electronic medical records software for mental and behavioral health providers, is adding electronic claims...
HOSPITAL PRICING POLICIES often leave patients confused and exasperated. That shouldn’t be surprising in light of the mercurial nature of payer reimbursement rates, constantly evolving payment p...