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CLEVELAND – In this era of consumer healthcare and a competitive provider landscape, having a patient portal is a priority for hospitals, according to Deborah Kohn, principal of Dak Systems Cons...

A bipartisan panel appointed by President Bush is calling for an overhaul of how the country cares for its wounded war veterans. The cost: $500 million a year for now, and as much as $1 billion a year...

LONG BEACH, CA – When Marina Medical Billing Service, Inc., an emergency medical billing company based in Cerritos, Calif., considered purchasing an electronic document managing solution (EDMS)...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Quality initiatives are not a financial drain for Spectrum Health. Rather, they’ve added to the system’s bottom line. In fact, aside from saving money o...

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Studies suggest that as much as 35 percent of medical charges submitted by doctors to insurance companies for reimbursement are denied. “That’...

LOS ANGELES – Provider credentialing – a constant, tedious and expensive task for hospitals and other entities in the healthcare system – is getting renewed attention....

Despite PHR availability, few consumers use them Even as insurers increasingly make plans to offer personal health records for their customers, very few Americans use the technology or...

Contributed By Sam Muppalla THE HEALTHCARE INSURANCE MARKET is in an era of change driven by both external and internal forces, including the consumerism movement, increased competition,...

PHOENIX, – Arizona’s Medicaid program, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, is implementing an IT platform to manage its healthcare transactions. “The purpo...

WHO: Healthcare costs drive global poverty Healthcare costs are not just a major concern in the United States, according to a report published in Health Affairs. Healthcare is respons...