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HCA Inc. entered a new phase last month, becoming a privately held company on November 16 after shareholders approved one of the largest leveraged buyouts in history.As part of the buyout, sh...
Hospitals in Texas, Mississippi, Missouri and New York top the third annual Top 200 Coding Hospital Report presented by HSS, an Ingenix company. Officials unveiled the list at the American Health Info...
The current approach to funding health insurance may be undergoing significant changes, as consumers seek different coverage options and employers struggle with their ability to provide insurance cost...
On Monday, America's Health Insurance Plans announced "a roadmap for reform" to expand health insurance coverage to include the more than 40 million uninsured Americans. AHIP's plan will build on exis...
Professional medical organizations were quick to react to a rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that established a 5 percent reduction in physician payments for 2007....
Three healthcare organizations have developed a Web-based tool to help physicians assess patient safety procedures, with an eye toward reducing practices’ liability exposure....
Craneware, Ohio university collaborate on curriculum Craneware Inc., a supplier of chargemaster and revenue-cycle software solutions, is collaborating...
As the bill for advanced imaging modality procedures rises, payers are asking for pre-authorization of scans in radiology management programs to address high costs and ensure that those services are n...
New service to determine eligibility at the pharmacy eRx Network of Fort Worth, Texas, in conjunction with partner RxHub, has announced the availabi...
Major banks continue to see healthcare as a growing business opportunity. In mid-August, Mellon Working Capital Solutions introduced its automated revenue cycle management solution fo...