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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | June 17, 2008
Three hospitals in the University of Maryland Medical System are now able to share financial and clinical data on patients, thanks to the implementation of CareMedic Systems, Inc.'s new electronic Fin...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | June 17, 2008
A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers says that although the rate of growth in medical costs has been declining over the past five years, in 2009 this downward trend is expected to level off....
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | June 17, 2008
To reduce the burden of ensuring accurate insurance payments for physician services, the American Medical Association has unveiled its first National Health Insurer Report Card on claims processing....
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | June 17, 2008
Revenue cycle executives for healthcare organizations are focusing their attention on improving patient collections, according to a recent survey of finance executives.The survey, released Mo...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | June 16, 2008
Medical Present Value, Inc. of Austin, Texas has announced that three academic groups with 1,700 physicians – Seattle-based University of Washington Physicians, the Columbia, SC-based Uni...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | June 16, 2008
A report issued Friday by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission came down strongly in the corner of increasing the role of primary care and the use of incentives and punishments to increase the eff...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | June 16, 2008
More than one in four adult Americans without medical insurance have a mental illness or substance use disorder, or both, and are neglected by state healthcare initiatives for the uninsured, says a re...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | June 16, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded Pinnacle Business Solutions, Inc. (PBSI) a contract of up to five years for combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare cla...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | June 13, 2008
A recent survey has found that Americans spent more than $11 billion on treating allergies in 2005 - a cost that has nearly doubled since 2000.The survey, conducted by the Agency for Healthca...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | June 13, 2008
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will become the first health insurance company to give its members the ability to create their own personal health records using Google Health. The integr...