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Providing quality healthcare not only has a cost, but also a return on the investment.That's the contention of an organization that wants to prove that Medicaid programs focusing on quality impr...
Rural Maryland hospitals, backed by a grant from a large insurer, are expected to announce a program to ensure access to critical care physicians by residents in rural areas of the state.The...
Sentry Data Systems, Inc. of Deerfield Beach, Fla. has released DRA Tool, a new feature of its Sentinel RCM pharmacy revenue cycle management product. DRA Tool is a reporting and claims editing...
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has approved a bill introduced by Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) that would prohibit g...
The federal government has put 134 nursing homes on a list of long-term care facilities that it wants to improve systemic issues or face expulsion from the Medicaid program.The Centers for Me...
Coding experts say doctors and hospitals that don't prepare now for the upcoming federal crackdown on Medicare billing could face six-figure bills, referrals to fraud enforcers and possible jail time....
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said HHS has no intention of slacking off in its efforts to drive transparency into the U.S. healthcare system during the winding down...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill intended to delay a series of cuts to the Medicaid program.The Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 wou...
A company that owns medical properties throughout the country says it's expanding to seek venture capital and partnership opportunities with physician groups.Executives of the Montecito Medic...
HealthEdge, a software company that develops and markets technology for healthcare payers, has received $13 million in venture capital. Company officials say they will use the money to improve their p...