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STRATEGIC PLANNING MAY BE the most formidable job for those in the C suite. It commands fastidious due diligence along with resolute leadership, methodical implementation and unquestioned accountabili...

Despite research that shows current methods of healthcare reimbursement don't encourage efficiency and efficacy in treating chronic conditions, a new study finds little has been done to bring innovati...

Medical coding applications are a “big productivity boost,” says Pamela Biffle, president of PB Healthcare Consulting. While you can only do coding tasks so many ways, Biffle said what&...

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,...

HARTFORD, CT – Payers need to re-engineer and restructure their legacy systems to adequately handle rising inflation, healthcare spending, employer pressure to reduce premiums and marketplace pr...

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...

BATON ROUGE, LA – Preparing for Medicare changes is an annual event at Baton Rouge General Hospital.The facility, located in Louisiana’s capital, is already anticipating changes M...

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...

NEWPORT BEACH, CA – While The Trizetto Group edges toward a June 30 shareholder vote on plans to go private, the company has been keeping busy with a flurry of new deals.The Newport Bea...

HEALTHCARE PAYMENT models around the world are changing as government and private payers wrestle with the challenge of controlling costs without compromising either access to care or quality of treatm...