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By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | November 09, 2006
Home healthcare providers are ready to fight to retain an expected update in Medicare's reimbursement for its services. While the increase, termed an inflationary adjus...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | November 09, 2006
The editors at Healthcare Finance News know that a great story starts with great sources. In every issue, we talk to scores of professionals who are working on the front lines of healthcare fi...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | November 09, 2006
Those in charge of healthcare medical liability insurance programs are seeking more services from third party administrators in the form of specialized services that aid in the claims admini...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | November 09, 2006
LACK OF TRAINING LIMITS RETURN ON IT INVESTMENT While nurses appear ready to use healthcare information technology, have only a limited amount of ongoing training. A survey b...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | November 09, 2006
Craneware, Ohio university collaborate on curriculum Craneware Inc., a supplier of chargemaster and revenue-cycle software solutions, is collaborating...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | November 09, 2006
Healthcare Finance News, the monthly finance news magazine for the healthcare industry that begins regular publication this month, has named its staff and their coverage areas. MedTech Publ...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | November 09, 2006
The Institute of Medicine came down firmly on the side of using a pay-for-performance methodology for Medicare, suggesting that the government act quickly and decisively to revamp the payment system....
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | November 09, 2006
In observing health reform strategies over the last 20 years, there's been some chipping away around the edges of system redesign, but precious little fresh thought. For those of us who...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | November 09, 2006
The first attempt to craft a bill requiring transparency in healthcare billing is receiving mostly positive grades from industry watchers. The bill (HR 6053) proposed by Rep. Mi...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | November 09, 2006
The Misys Center for Community Health Leadership is now accepting applications from communities for its grant program through the end of the year. Launched this past June by Misys Healthcar...