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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:50 am | March 10, 2011
Intelimedix, which develops business intelligence tools for healthcare payers, has expanded its Tru:Insights solution to include dental health tracking, reporting and cost recovery.
By Chris Anderson | 11:46 am | March 10, 2011
The Department of Health & Human Services is granting a waiver to Maine health insurers, giving them three years to meet the 80 percent medical loss ratio required under health reform.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:18 am | March 10, 2011
Nearly half a million patients in New York's Hudson Valley are now associated with a patient-centered medical home, created in part with $1.5 million in incentives provided by six health plans organized by the Taconic Health Information Network and Community.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:10 am | March 10, 2011
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has certified a class action lawsuit against one of the world's largest distributors of pharmaceuticals. The San Francisco-based McKesson Corporation has been accused of inflating the prices of hundreds of brand-name prescription drugs, including some of the most prescribed, such as Prozac and Lipitor.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:26 am | March 10, 2011
In a return to the public domain, HCA Holdings has announced an initial public offering of 126.2 million shares of common stock, which began trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange at $30 per share.
By Molly Merrill | 10:14 am | March 10, 2011
Thirteen new guidelines for the patient-centered medical home recognition and accreditation program have been released by the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians and American Osteopathic Association.
By Mike Miliard | 12:02 pm | March 09, 2011
Crittenton Hospital Medical Center in Rochester, Mich., has reportedly saved more than $4 million by using the LaborConnect staffing management program developed by the Premier healthcare alliance.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:07 am | March 09, 2011
Nearly half a million patients in New York's Hudson Valley are now associated with a patient-centered medical home, created in part with the help of $1.5 million in incentives provided by six health plans.
By Diana Manos | 10:56 am | March 09, 2011
A Las Vegas woman has pled guilty to falsely representing to Medicare that she owned a Los Angeles-area durable medical equipment company which collected close to $2 million in federal reimbursement funds.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:49 am | March 09, 2011
Two national providers of healthcare services to correctional institutions have announced plans to merge.