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Underwriting discipline and an improved cost structure have led to an increased credit rating for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska.
Siemens Healthcare clients looking to upgrade their legacy patient accounting systems will have help switching to the company's revenue cycle management platform, thanks to a new partnership with Cymetrix.
A new partnership between two healthcare information technology companies will allow patients registering for medical appointments on wireless touchscreen devices to pay for them as well.
A pilot program being conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs is testing whether using a private contractor to collect healthcare records from private physicians can speed the processing of veterans' disability compensation claims.
The owner of a Miami-area HIV clinic has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for his part in a Medicare fraud scheme.
The TriZetto Group has announced plans to enhance its care management and value-based solutions for health plan members and their providers through a strategic partnership with clinical analytics developer MEDai.
Hamilton Todd is a section manager with Mayo Clinic based out of its Jacksonville, Fla. location. Since retiring from the Navy in the early 1990s Todd has worked in revenue cycle management for Mayo serving all of its locations. In this month’s Q&A, Todd reflects on the state of medical banking in the industry as well as specific projects at Mayo Clinic.
A Midwest-based health plan administrator has signed on with Verisk Health to improve its offerings through the use of healthcare analytics.
The cost of healthcare under employer-sponsored health insurance climbed an estimated 6.3 percent for the year ending June 30, 2010, according to a new Thomson Reuters index.
St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has agreed to pay $22 million to the federal government to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Act and Stark Law, the Office of the Inspector General announced Tuesday. The federal investigation was triggered by physician whistleblowers.