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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...

WILMINGTON, OH – Even as a health system makes a big financial commitment to move to an electronic health records system, it still has to find a way to provide the “look and feel” of...

COLUMBIA, SC – The number of health plans offering real-time claims adjudication at the point of service for their network providers is on the rise. While Blue Cross Blue Shield...

BALTIMORE – XLHealth, focused on improving care for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions, has completed a private placement of financing to raise $290 million. As part of...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last week that it will begin recruiting for its post acute care payment reform demonstration to improve payments and incentives in the PAC settin...

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...

How do your consumers make an initial decision about the quality of your medical services? You probably can guess, and the answer should concern you. Nearly three out of every four consumer...

WASHINGTON – Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee are the latest payers to achieve certification for the process of verifying health insurance coverag...

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...