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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Three hospitals in the University of Maryland Medical System are now able to share financial and clinical data on patients, thanks to the implementation of CareMedic Systems...
Based on results of an annual study conducted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), hospitals are expected to spend about 3 percent of their budgets on healthcare infor...
Medicare awards nearly $25M in hospital P4P pilotA pay-for-performance project has resulted in a 15.8 percent boost in quality over three years at 250 hospitals across the country, the Pre...
WEST ALLIS, WI – Merge Healthcare might have found the financial backing needed to keep the medical imaging company out of bankruptcy, but it comes with a high price tag.The West Allis,...
The NHIC Corp., a subsidiary of global technology company EDS, has been awarded a $148 million contract to administer Part A and Part B Medicare claims payments to healthcare providers in four Northwe...
LOS ANGELES – L.A. Care Health Plan’s board is expected to approve individual community clinic awards totaling $2 million for the adoption of health information technology through its HIT...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services needs to do a better job monitoring the billions of dollars it provides in supplemental payments through the Medicaid program, according to a recent repo...
WASHINGTON - Just when doctors thought things couldn’t get much worse, experts say, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has thrown another wrench into the already difficult transiti...
Patients paying with plastic find themselves in debtThe latest issue of Consumer Reports looks at how some patients, after being encouraged and sometimes pressured to use their credit card...
With the presidential race at last narrowed down to two major candidates, it’s more tempting to speculate as to what the healthcare landscape may be under the next administration. ...