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By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | August 01, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set new nursing home payment rates for 2009 and issued a final rule to on payment for services for people who need the intensive rehabilitation service...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | July 31, 2008
Insurance software and e-commerce provider Ebix, Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Pittsburgh based-Acclamation Systems, a provider of SaaS-based healthcare benefits and claims management software....
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | July 31, 2008
The growth of retail clinics and medical tourism shows that patients are seeking more alternative means of care and at lower costs - a trend that may be an opportunity for providers to shift toward a...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | July 31, 2008
"Claims scrubbing" might sound like something that requires a bucket ofsoapy water and a good sponge, but for medical billing services andphysician organizations it's a valuable technology d...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | July 30, 2008
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota says it is eliminating co-pays for members who use retail clinics. The health plan estimates that employers and members saved more than $1.25 million in he...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | July 30, 2008
Kaiser Permanente has approved more than 415 community benefit grants and donations totaling approximately $22 million during the second quarter of 2008. Funding will support community programs to enc...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | July 30, 2008
The Medical Banking Project and the Automotive Industry Action Group are renewing commitments to work together on a variety of projects intended to involve banks in the healthcare industry.Th...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | July 30, 2008
The South Carolina Hospital Association has partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based nTelagent, Inc. in an effort to reduce bad debt and increase front-end collections for member hospitals. The...
By Patty Enrado | 12:00 am | July 30, 2008
PEORIA, IL – Since 2002, Caterpillar has kept its medical inflation rate to below 2 percent while recently reporting positive employee health outcomes.The global manufacturer’s su...
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | July 30, 2008
The City of New Orleans Emergency Medical Services agency has signed a $4 million contract with Affiliated Computer Services for an electronic patient records capture system. Under terms of t...