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By Diana Manos | 11:10 am | September 14, 2010
The administrator for the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services urged health plans Monday to join the government and other stakeholders in helping to overhaul the American healthcare system.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:37 am | September 14, 2010
A manager of patient receivables for more than 2,000 healthcare providers nationwide is expanding its size and scope with an acquisition, a new hire and the launch of a full-fledged revenue cycle management platform.
By Richard Pizzi | 09:59 am | September 14, 2010
Boston Medical Center, a 639-bed teaching hospital in Boston's South End, announced a layoff of 119 employees on Monday and said it would likely lose approximately $175 million this year.
By Chris Anderson | 07:25 am | September 14, 2010
With a dozen education sessions and opening and closing keynote addresses at the Healthcare Finance News Virtual Conference & Expo running Wednesday and Thursday, there is no shortage of valuable and actionable information to help make your businesses better prepared for the upcoming changes in healthcare. Yet limiting yourself to just the sessions without dropping by the exhibition hall may limit your ability to get all you can from the event.
By Patty Enrado | 06:15 pm | September 13, 2010
Economic pressures, regulatory compliance and greater consumer demand and competition are accelerating the trend of hospitals deploying business intelligence solutions to make more effective executive decisions.
By Chris Anderson | 06:12 pm | September 13, 2010
Whether they're called accountable care organizations or patient-centered medical homes, healthcare organizations will be transforming in the coming years to new methods of providing care. But are all organizations ready for the changes needed to get there?
By Patty Enrado | 06:08 pm | September 13, 2010
This year’s Healthcare Finance News Virtual Conference & Expo is offering 33 percent more education sessions than were presented in last fall’s debut – increasing from nine to 12.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:12 pm | September 13, 2010
Members of the College of Health Information Management Executives are "cautiously optimistic" about their chances for achieving stimulus funding under the HITECH portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:39 am | September 13, 2010
A Miami-area resident who owned and operated an HIV infusion clinic pled guilty last week to participating in a $23 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:24 am | September 13, 2010
A company offering Web-based billing management software for small physician practices is looking to boost business with a new infusion of cash.