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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | August 27, 2007
WASHINGTON – Physicians’ Medicare pay would be massively affected if the House’s  Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act is signed into law, physician advoc...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | August 27, 2007
San Diego-based Premier, Inc. has signed contracts with six healthcare providers who will use the company's SpendAdvisor technology to reduce supply-chain expenses. They are Adventist...
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 27, 2007
BETHESDA, MD – Ambulatory surgery centers stand to receive less money from Medicare, according to a rule issued in late July by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Medic...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | August 24, 2007
The state of California will give $25 million in new grants for healthcare technology projects to underserved parts of the state in order to expand access to specialty doctors, Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | August 24, 2007
Despite substantial increases in Medicare prescription drug coverage, a significant number of seniors still face unaffordable out-of-pocket expenses, a new study shows....
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 24, 2007
Medicare officials announced Aug. 22 a decrease in Medicare payments for home care services for 2008, drawing sharp criticism from home care lobbyists....
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | August 24, 2007
Leaders in the medical tourism industry announced today the creation of a U.S.-based international Medical Tourism Association. The trade group will provide hospitals and medical tourism firms with cr...
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 23, 2007
Healthcare imaging facilities should ditch their costly film processing systems, according to the vendor of a new Web-based picture archiving and communication system....
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | August 22, 2007
Healthcare remains a strong market for equipment leasing and finance, according to experts analyzing trends revealed in a recently released survey....
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | August 21, 2007
States are leading the way in addressing the issues of affordable healthcare, quality of care and access to care in the United States, according to a new issue brief announced last week by the Nationa...