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BELFAST, ME – Another member of the Bush family is coming to Maine. athenahealth, a Watertown, Mass.-based provider of Internet-based business services for physician practices, has announced...

CHICAGO – Healthcare organizations are under the gun to increase efficiency and optimize investments in radiological systems, as cuts implemented this year in Medicare reimbursement for out...

WASHINGTON – Contrary to popular belief, healthcare spending over the next several decades will not be dominated by the coming retirement of the baby boomer generation, a new report from the Con...

For months leading up to today's first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire, Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) were leading the polls. Despite Barack Obama's recent surge, the...

Medical practices having problems with slow-paying customers or insurance collections might be advised to try a new solution that promises to speed up the process. Transworld...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana has inked an agreement with Benefitfocus eBilling to provide its group clients with online access to invoice information and improved payment and reporting servic...

A study conducted in part by ActiveHealth Management has found that a value-based insurance design program can increase compliance on the use of certain medications for chronic conditions if coupled w...

EXPERTS BOTH ON AND OFF CAPITOL HILL say healthcare will be key in the upcoming election year. Among the most hotly debated issues is reform and how to insure the uninsured – a to...

ORGANIZATIONS HOPING TO EXCHANGE health data within geographic regions are struggling to achieve their chief goals, and many are failing financially. Electronic clinical data exchange is...

TAX ISSUES ARE GAINING PROMINENCE  for healthcare organizations regardless of their status with the Internal Revenue Service, and 2008 could prove to be a challenging year for hospital finan...