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By Richard A Norling | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
A NEW STUDY CONFIRMS an old truth: You get what you pay for. And findings from the study are as startling as they are encouraging. Nearly 70,000 lives would be saved and hospital costs could be reduce...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs is launching a next-generation database and communication product that it says will streamline claims processing and enable faster reimbursement....
By Gil Amoray | 01:00 am | May 07, 2008
PROCEDURAL AREAS are the heart of hospital operations. Surgical cases are a major contributor to hospitals’ net patient revenue. The total number of surgeries – inpatient and outpatient &#...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | May 06, 2008
Health insurance coverage and unpaid healthcare for full-time workers and their family members without employer coverage cost the U.S. public $45 billion a year, according to a report from The Commonw...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | May 06, 2008
Panacea Healthcare Solutions, LLC and National Healthcare Payer Networks, LLC have formed a partnership to market The Providers Payer Network, or TPPN, a solution aimed at improving hospital reimburse...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | May 06, 2008
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform expressed growing concern Tuesday that hospital emergency rooms are not ready to handle a mass casualty event such as a terrorist attack using co...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | May 05, 2008
Affiliated Computer Sciences, Inc. of Dallas has announced an agreement to acquire the CompIQ Corp. of Irvine, Calif., a provider of workers' compensation claims review, re-pricing and software...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | May 05, 2008
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week announced payment rates for the nation's facilities that treat Medicare beneficaries for extended periods of time.Announced reductions...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | May 05, 2008
Wal-Mart officials have announced phase three of the company's $4 Prescription Program, which now covers a 90-day prescriptions for $10, additional women's health medications and a new $4 over-the-cou...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | May 05, 2008
InfoLogix, Inc., a vendor of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, has acquired specialty consulting firm Delta Health Systems, Inc., a vendor focused on strategi...