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Major banks continue to see healthcare as a growing business opportunity. In mid-August, Mellon Working Capital Solutions introduced its automated revenue cycle management solution fo...

Business Objects is betting that financial managers in hospitals are getting tired of guessing at the actual costs of providing services and procedures in their facilities. This...

An Indiana company is marketing a new product that it says will save $9 billion to $38 billion over the next 10 years by streamlining the payment collection process for Medicare. Launched i...

PatientKeeper, Inc. is marketing software to help physicians keep better records. The Boston-based provider of physician information systems has secured a patent for software that makes us...

Changing coding methodologies remain as contentious and divisive as ever within the healthcare industry. The extent of that division has become more apparent than ever in recent...

Several states are taking steps to revamp their Medicaid programs to increase savings and provide better service to program recipients. Spurred on by the Centers for Medicare and Medi...

Congress is likely to continue pressuring not-for-profit healthcare organizations to show that they merit their tax exemptions. In addition, not-for-profits may have to add more infor...

I think you've got one of the hardest jobs in the world. You have to figure out how to pay for exponentially intensifying technology in the face of looming doomsday demographics. Your customers often...

As the bill for advanced imaging modality procedures rises, payers are asking for pre-authorization of scans in radiology management programs to address high costs and ensure that those services are n...

A small investment in collaboration is paying big dividends for the Genesis Health System. The system, which operates three hospitals in Illinois and Iowa, has seen its investment in the...