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Emdeon Business Services of Nashville, Tenn. has announced that it has processed its one billionth pharmacy claim for the U.S. Department of Defense through the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service (PDTS...

One of the largest companies in the home healthcare space will be taken over by an investment firm for $1.6 billion.Publicly held Apria Healthcare Group Inc. on Thursday agreed to be acquired...

More than 1,000 protesters calling for a single-payer healthcare system converged Thursday outside the Moscone Convention Center, where the America's Health Insurance Plans annual conference is being...

The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future held its "Promise of Nursing for Southern California" Gala this week, in which hundreds of nurses and healthcare professionals from re...

Two senators on the powerful Senate Finance Committee introduced a bill Wednesday to delay implementation of the competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and s...

Memorial Hermann Healthcare of Houston will use electronic invoicing to automate its accounts payable and supply chain processes. The 14-hospital system has joined with Atlanta-based OB10, a...

A recent survey shows that patients, doctors and other healthcare constituents agree that more shared information and aligned incentive programs are key to helping solve the healthcare affordability c...

The Wisconsin Health Information Organization is taking steps to create a statewide repository of health claims data.The statewide organization, which includes providers, payers and purchaser...

Institute 2008, the annual June conference of America's Health Insurance Plans, is in full swing Thursday with a focus on best practices and applications, putting health plans in the role of agents of...

Cardinal Health executives are preparing for a summit on a healthcare topic that has received plenty of publicity in recent months - hospital-acquired infections. Cardinal says the infections are asso...