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By Diana Manos | 11:43 am | March 25, 2010
In an address Thursday to the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, John Lechleiter, chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company, called for societies to think about healthcare reform in a new way.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:37 am | March 25, 2010
Advantedge Healthcare Solutions, a Warren, N.J.-based provider of physician billing and practice management services to hospital-based physician groups, other specialty physician practices and ambulatory surgery centers, has acquired AHP Billing Services, a Falmouth, Maine-based provider of outsourced billing and coding services.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:36 am | March 25, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that Medicaid programs in six more states will receive federal matching funds for planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:08 am | March 25, 2010
Colorado is one of six states that will receive federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:02 pm | March 24, 2010
The American Association for Homecare says provisions in the new health reform law will harm homecare patients and providers.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:44 am | March 24, 2010
The remote health management market (RHM) is the smallest, but fastest growing segment of the home health management (HHM) market, according to global strategy consulting firm, Scientia Advisors.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:32 am | March 24, 2010
A report by New York’s Primary Care Coalition finds that a strong primary care system is vital to reducing the state’s healthcare costs.
By Diana Manos | 11:12 am | March 24, 2010
Women aged 55 and older are projected to make up 30 percent of the nation's direct-care workforce by 2018 – up from 22 percent 10 years ago, according to PHI's recent analysis of employment demographics for direct-care workers.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:52 am | March 24, 2010
GE Healthcare announced Wednesday morning the acquisition of MedPlexus, Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer of EMR/PM solutions for independent clinical practices.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:53 am | March 23, 2010
Forty-eight upstate New York hospitals earned more than $22 million in quality improvement incentive payments from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield as part of the health insurer's Hospital Performance Incentive Program.