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WASHINGTON –– A controversial program employing outside contractors to audit past Medicare payments to providers is set for expansion next year, with a nationwide rollout set for...

RALEIGH, NC – The Center for Community Health Leadership, an organization sponsored by Misys Healthcare Systems, has announced that hardware vendors Dell, Fujitsu and Lenovo will offer computer...

Reccent acquisitions of retail health clinics by major pharmacy chains have sparked a debate concerning the economics and ethics of providing care down the aisle from name-brand drugs. Majo...

WAKEFIELD, MA – Picis, Inc., a provider of high-acuity care information systems, has moved into the healthcare finance field with last month’s purchase of LYNX Medical Systems, a Bellevue,...

WASHINGTON -- A report released Aug. 9 for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) shows how clinicians can make electronic health records more efficient and imp...

ROCHESTER, NY – A recent study has shown a measureable return on investment for an electronic health records system, posting a return on the initial investment within 16 months. Th...

SEATTLE – Microsoft’s latest foray into the healthcare field comes with a caveat: Money matters. That’s the word from Bill Crounse, Microsoft’s worldwide health d...

WASHINGTON – Both the House and Senate passed their own versions of legislation to reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in the days before Congress’ A...

BOSTON – Partners HealthCare hopes to gain workflow benefits and streamline financial operations through the implementation of a new patient administration and revenue cycle management system....

TARRYTOWN, NY – As the chosen pilot site, Hudson Health Plan implemented the Case Management Society of America’s guidelines and Web-based tracker in June 2006. A year lat...