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PHILADELPHIA — Operating costs rose faster than revenue in many medical group practices in 2006, according to two surveys released at the 2007 Annual Conference of the Medical Group Manageme...
NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE - Healthcare Finance News, the business newspaper for healthcare financial managers, has added a new editor to its award-winning team of journalists. E...
CHARLOTTE, NC – Hospitals are increasingly turning to IT solutions versus changing rates to improve revenue, said David Tourville, healthcare analyst for PayStream Advisors....
RALEIGH, NC – The Center for Community Health Leadership, sponsored by Misys Healthcare Systems, has named Tampa Bay, Fla. as the recipient of $3 million worth of electronic health rec...
CHICAGO – A coalition of providers, suppliers, group purchasing organizations and others has endorsed standards for organizational and product identifiers intended to facilitate supply ord...
CLEVELAND, OH – Home medical equipment providers have long feared that a competitive bidding plan for Medicare Part B supplies will destroy the infrastructure of the homecare support system....
Benchmarking experts say the practice of using performance yardsticks has been around the healthcare industry for at least 20 years – long enough for it to gain traction, assimilate into the...
DURHAM, NC – Duke University Health System is using a new patient portal to improve customer service and help patients keep up with financial balances and pay bills. As of Septembe...
Lawson, Huron Consulting form new partnership Lawson Software has announced a new partnership with the Huron Consulting Group to more effectively deliver Lawson Grant Management and La...
WASHINGTON – A bill introduced in Congress in late October aims to provide transparency in medical device pricing for hospitals to help them negotiate on prices and reduce Medicare spending....