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Medplexus launches Saas-based suite of solutions MedPlexus, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of Internet-based administrative, financial and clinical software and services for phy...

IF EVER THERE WAS an administrative process tailor-made for top-down direction, it’s workflow redesign. It starts with a senior executive master plan and gravitates through the organization...

These are tough times for physicians – especially for those trying to run an independent practice. Recent research suggests that low compensation levels are driving several tr...

President Bush and Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt fielded questions this morning on reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which expires in 10 days. The...

SAN FRANCISCO – Blue Shield of California (BSC) and Kaiser Permanente studies have shown that their respective home-based care coordination programs have delivered a clear return on inves...

House issues bill to speed up Part D payments Community pharmacies have been plagued with slow and low reimbursement under Medicare Part D, according to sponsors of legislation to spe...

LOUISVILLE, KY – Humana’s launch of a new portfolio of individual health insurance plans in four states under its HumanaOne brand is the most recent announcement by payers targeting the in...

NEW ROCHELLE, NY – New York’s Westchester County Department of Health is ditching an eight-page, paper-based application that residents have filled out to enroll for public health...

SPRINGFIELD, PA – Hospitals are continuing to look for ways to improve supply purchasing, and they’re beginning to rely more heavily on analytic services provided by group purchasing organ...

Premiums increase at slowest pace in eight years Health insurance premiums have increased at the slowest pace in eight years, according to a new report published by the Kaiser Famil...