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Two out of every three hospitals in Illinois lose money on core patient services, while one out of three hospitals loses money on its operating margin and only 2.1 percent have an average operating ma...
Charity Care Solutions TransUnion Healthcare Revenue Cycle Platform The TransUnion Healthcare Revenue Cycle Platform (HRCP),...
In action just before the 109th Session of Congress ended, both houses passed bipartisan legislation addressing a number of end-of-session concerns, including the implementation of a quality reporting...
Omtool announces deal to purchase BlueChip Tech. Omtool, Ltd. of Andover, Mass., a provider of document handling solutions, has announced a definitive agreement to acqu...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has saved $2 billion in Medicare claims, thanks to its fraud and abuse initiatives. CMS’ efforts have been “extremely eff...
Computer Sciences Corp. has signed on to develop an IT data warehouse for Care Focused Purchasing, a not-for-profit entity comprising more than 50 employers and seven national and regional health plan...
Health plans are enjoying healthy profits across the board, reporting robust third quarter earnings. Increased Medicare enrollment, streamlined operations and opportunities in the...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will continue to develop an expanded demonstration project testing a pay-for-performance approach for reimbursing the nation's hospitals.The ini...
The 2006 healthcare bond volume is strong despite significant declines since 2005 - a year that saw record numbers in borrowing for healthcare organizations and $40 billion in issuance. Last year̵...
Quality of care factors will increasingly affect the claims submission and payment process for healthcare providers.The impact of quality will range from coding requirements to the use of inc...