Healthcare Finance Staff
CHICAGO – An Internal Revenue Service ruling in May that encouraged not-for-profit hospitals to provide healthcare information technology to medical staff physicians is paying off for Allscripts...
SEATTLE – Microsoft’s latest foray into the healthcare field comes with a caveat: Money matters. That’s the word from Bill Crounse, Microsoft’s worldwide health d...
Senate passes med student loan relief bill Medical students would be allowed to defer student loan debt repayment plans longer if the Higher Education Access Act of 2007 is signed i...
Contributed by Jeffrey C. BauerDelivering standardized medical services of acceptable quality (effectiveness) at the lowest possible cost (efficiency) is a major goal of every healthcare pro...
Contributed by Rick IngrahamThe healthcare industry has reached a watershed moment in which payers and providers are truly beginning to invest in the development of information technology in...
WASHINGTON – Physicians’ Medicare pay would be massively affected if the House’s Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act is signed into law, physician advoc...
RALEIGH, NC – One company’s effort to streamline its product offerings has helped another flesh out its portfolio. Misys Healthcare concluded a troubled year on July...
Author: SCHIP troubled by high dropout rates There’s a high dropout rate from State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) and Medicaid programs, said Benjamin Som...
Medicare part D drug premiums to rise in ’08 Medicare Part D plan premiums will rise slightly in 2008 to an average of $25, up from about $22 in 2007, the Centers for M...
San Diego-based Premier, Inc. has signed contracts with six healthcare providers who will use the company's SpendAdvisor technology to reduce supply-chain expenses. They are Adventist...