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By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | July 18, 2008
A study conducted by the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) has found hospitals have made strides in improving quality of care over the past two years, with they still have a long way to go....
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | July 18, 2008
The Senate Finance Committee held its fourth in a series of hearings Thursday to prepare for Congressional action on health reform.The latest hearing examined how health information technolog...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | July 18, 2008
The U.S. Biovigilance Network has raised more than $1 million for a nationwide data collection program for the transfusion and biological therapy communities. The program will collect and ana...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | July 17, 2008
According to the 2008 National Scorecard on U.S. Health System performance, America's health system continues to fall short of its healthcare goals regardless of resources invested. The score...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | July 17, 2008
The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative has released The Purchaser Guide to the Patient-Centered Medical Home, a handbook for understanding the medical home model.The PCPCC is...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 17, 2008
LAS VEGAS – McKesson officials have unveiled a new revenue management platform designed to help healthcare providers consolidate their old legacy and bolted-on systems.Released during t...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | July 17, 2008
The Department of Health and Human Services has levied a $100,000 fine on Seattle-based Providence Health and Services for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | July 17, 2008
The Minnesota Bridges to Excellence program will recognize 104 clinics from 22 medical groups in Minnesota, western Wisconsin and North Dakota by paying physicians cash bonuses for meeting diabetes an...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 17, 2008
BOONE, NC – While they’re not doing the dollar volume of their big-city brethren, small hospitals in rural settings face unique financial pressures and must manage all aspects of the reven...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 17, 2008
McKesson is adding a financial aspect to its emergency care solutions with the purchase of EN-Chart Scanning Program, LLC, a Dandridge, Tenn.-based provider of coding and charge-capture capabilities f...