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RALEIGH, NC – The numbers, they say, don’t lie. But can they be used to predict? Predictive modeling, the concept of using data to spot patterns, has been used in fields as diverse...

Here’s a tip to managers of healthcare facilities: If Medicare officials drop by to see if they’re funding a high-quality organization, you’d better be sure you’re running one....

WAKEFIELD, MA – Saying the company is “pursuing time-sensitive market opportunities,” Picis, Inc. on July 3 withdrew its 11-month-old request for a proposed initial public offeri...

NEW YORK – Even though credit rating downgrades issued by Moody’s Investor Service are running slightly ahead of upgrades, not-for-profit hospitals financially are very healthy, according...

A bipartisan panel appointed by President Bush is calling for an overhaul of how the country cares for its wounded war veterans. The cost: $500 million a year for now, and as much as $1 billion a year...

LONG BEACH, CA – When Marina Medical Billing Service, Inc., an emergency medical billing company based in Cerritos, Calif., considered purchasing an electronic document managing solution (EDMS)...

LOS ANGELES – Provider credentialing – a constant, tedious and expensive task for hospitals and other entities in the healthcare system – is getting renewed attention....

Despite PHR availability, few consumers use them Even as insurers increasingly make plans to offer personal health records for their customers, very few Americans use the technology or...

FORT WAYNE, IN – Redesigned processes have helped an Indiana healthcare system accelerate ambulatory care providers’ claims submissions and reduce days in accounts receiveable, thus improv...

LOUISVILLE, KY – Ventas Inc., a real estate investment trust, has sold 22 underperforming facilities to Kindred Healthcare Inc. for $175 million. The properties include 21 skill...