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By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | August 20, 2007
Medical errors in the United States cost $17 billion a year, according to the Institute of Medicine. LifeWings Partners LLC, a firm specializing in reducing costs through aviation safety tools, believ...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | August 20, 2007
The S/T Health Group has signed an agreement to provide discounted invoice price verification and recovery services for Premier Purchasing Partners members....
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 16, 2007
Medicare Part D plan premiums will rise slightly in 2008 to an average of $25, up from about $22 in 2007, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced. CM...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | August 15, 2007
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) shows how clinicians can make electronic health records more efficient and improve billing accuracy in a report released...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | August 14, 2007
Worldwide information technology outsourcing firm Perot Systems plans to acquire J.J. Wild, Inc. for $89 million. Canton, Mass.-based J.J. Wild is the preferred provider of integrated healthcare deliv...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | August 14, 2007
Dynamic Healthcare Systems of Irvine, Calif. has announced that OSF Health Plans, Inc., an Illinois-based managed care company with 100,000 members, has purchased the HCC Analytics so...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | August 14, 2007
The nation's hospitals are eligible to apply for shares of $25 million in grants the Department of Health and Human Services will award for improvements to emergency care. H...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | August 13, 2007
A.M. Best Company will rate U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems, beginning first with provider-owned health plans, the company announced Aug. 9. Market demand has led A.M. Best i...
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 10, 2007
Onex Corp.'s recent healthcare industry transactions have helped steer the Canadian conglomerate into strong financial standing. The company has announced that its second qua...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | August 09, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson estimates his plan for universal healthcare could save the government $110 billion a year. The cost of his plan, he said, would be between $104 billio...