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By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | April 12, 2007
The majority of state Medicaid programs are using some form of pay-for-performance model or are considering implementing one, according to a new report released by the Commonwealth Fund and IPRO....
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | April 12, 2007
By Rishabh Mehrotra and Newt Gingrich What does the ideal Medicaid program look like? The answer is not obvious. One key challenge for policymak...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | April 11, 2007
Improving patient care and satisfaction are the top business issues facing executives at healthcare delivery systems across the country, according to the 18th annual HIMSS Leadership survey released t...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | April 10, 2007
Standard business rules have been released by a collaborative organization to facilitate the data exchange process between providers and insurers. The rules were...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | April 09, 2007
YouDecide.com, Inc., a Duluth, Ga-based provider of voluntary employee benefit products and services and a division of the Vbenx Corporation, has acquired the RewardsPlus of A...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | April 09, 2007
A group of Democrats and various supporters are leading the push for a law that would allow government officials to negotiate for lower Medicare drug prices. According to Sen...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | April 09, 2007
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. recently announced that it will partner with the University of Arkansas and Blue Cross Blue Shield to conduct research on how to advance healthcare IT in the U.S....
By Patty Enrado | 01:00 am | April 06, 2007
LOUISVILLE, KY – Humana of  Arizona has received only limited data since the June implementation of its INSPIRIS-based care management program for the frail elderly, but the program is show...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | April 05, 2007
Information on how doctors will be measured for quality performance under the voluntary 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) has been announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid S...
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | April 04, 2007
In a move expected to reduce physicians' administrative workloads, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D-Colo.) has signed into a law a bill to make the language in payer-provider contracts more transparent....