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By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | July 06, 2007
Providers and health plans are locked in a competitive struggle for the upper hand to gain market share and patients. Their focus is not on delivering value or reducing the cost of care – i...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 06, 2007
WASHINGTON – Interest is growing in a new concept of providing care that puts an emphasis on primary care and changes the dynamics for how care is financed. The Patient-Centered...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | July 05, 2007
The Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) announced last Friday the results of a study that reveals a potential shortage of primary care physicians. Accordi...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 05, 2007
Reaction to the proposed purchase of Manor Care Inc. remained muted today after the nursing home chain announced on Monday a proposed leveraged buyout of the company....
By Patty Enrado | 01:00 am | July 03, 2007
Studies conducted by Blue Shield of California and Kaiser Permanente have shown that their respective home-based care coordination programs have delivered a clear return on investment....
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | July 02, 2007
It's hard to imagine a healthcare delivery model in which pricing reflects the costs of care. One health system announced at HFMA's ANI 2007 the results of its attempts to better align these problemat...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | July 02, 2007
SRA, a provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions, has acquired Constella Group, LLC, a privately-held provider of global health consulting services. Constel...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 02, 2007
Sentillion, Inc. of Andover, Mass. has announced that Texas Children's Hospital in Houston is adding the company's Provisioning Manager to its existing deployment of the company's sin...
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | July 02, 2007
The backlash of deferring a 5 percent cut to physicians' 2007 Medicare reimbursements was felt for the first time Monday, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a 10 percent cut in p...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | June 28, 2007
Scott & White Health Plan, a not-for-profit, state certified Health Maintenance Organization in central Texas, has successfully deployed Krytpiq’s new Choreo Contract Manager. Sott & White offic...