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The TriZetto Group and 3M Health Information Systems announced an agreement Friday that gives TriZetto certain exclusivity to include 3M's ICD-10 Code Translation Tool with several new services for payers under its TriZetto Advantage 10 Services.
St. Mary's Health System of America, based in Evansville, Ind., has signed a new technology and services agreement that is intended to help improve its accounts receivable management.
With House Democrats releasing final updates to the healthcare reform package on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is pushing for a vote as early as Saturday – if Democrats can be assured they have the votes needed to pass the legislation.
The Joint Commission has approved revisions to Medical Staff Standard MS.01.01.01, formerly known as MS.1.20, that addresses the Medical Staff's self-governance and its accountability to the governing body for the quality and safety of patient care.
A research paper shows that cost-sharing reduces the use of prescription drugs and helps cut down on physician office visits by the elderly.
A former New York Presbyterian Hospital purchasing official pled guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to conspiring to rig bids on re-insulation service contracts.
As Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill scramble to find votes to pass a healthcare overhaul bill as early as this weekend, America's Health Insurance Plans has launched a nationwide campaign to warn America that premiums will go up if the bill is passed.
Emdeon is boosting its portfolio of service offerings to payers with the planned acquisition of Healthcare Technology Management Services.
The number of licensed registered nurses in the United States grew to a new high of 3.1 million between 2004 and 2008, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has instructed Medicare contractors not to evaluate or enforce the "direct supervision" requirement for therapeutic services furnished in calendar year 2010 to outpatients in critical access hospitals.