Health Care Finance News
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A developer of electronic billing and payment solutions for the healthcare industry, among others, is adding a feature that allows patients and providers to establish payment plans.
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The sour economy is expected to hit non-profit hospitals especially hard in 2009, according to a new survey from the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.
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Executives from Passport Health Communications, Inc. claim that declining Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements are not the only significant challenges facing healthcare providers in 2009.
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Grady Memorial Hospital is considering a proposal to increase medical costs to some uninsured patients and acknowledged that it could cut off some people from free care.
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A survey conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) finds that hospital CIOs feel they are unprepared for the switch to ICD-10 code sets.
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South Florida's Broward Health system has received a gift of more than $4.5 million for the construction of a women's health pavilion at Broward General Medical Center.
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Cleveland Clinic chief executive officer Toby Cosgrove, MD, has told employees that the health system has instituted a hiring and salary freeze.
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The University of Connecticut Health Center and Hartford Hospital are preparing to seek legislative approval in January for a $475 million, 250-bed hospital to replace UConn's John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Conn.
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The Commonwealth Fund has launched a new Web site that allows healthcare providers to compare 4,500 hospitals nationwide, track performance over time against numerous benchmarks and download tools to improve healthcare quality.
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The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System's Faculty Practice will participate in three pay-for-performance (P4P) agreements that will provide financial incentives and support of up to $3.6 million to help improve care quality, safety and patient satisfaction.
Health Care IT News
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RevenueXL, Inc., a Cupertino, Calif.-based healthcare revenue cycle management solutions, has launched a new Web site designed to help physicians save time and money in screening choices of electronic medical records and practice management vendor options.
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Horizon Gynecology & Obstetric Associates, a multi-site, 12-physician, five-nurse practitioner practice, will boost its efficiency and care coordination with an integrated practice management and electronic health records system.
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Children's National Medical Center in the nation's capital is poised to install software to automate clinical and business records for its Children's IQ Network.
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Long-term healthcare providers face a myriad of issues with prospective patients, often pushing insurance verification down to the bottom of the list. A new software solution aims to make that process a lot easier for everyone involved.
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An integrated clearinghouse solution from two healthcare IT vendors has helped Star Physical Therapy cuts its paper output in half and save more than $1,500 per month in printing and mailing costs.
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Gilbert Hospital, a full-service, acute care general hospital in Gilbert, Ariz., has installed a 64-slice CT imaging system from GE Healthcare.
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EliteHealth, a concierge medical practice located in Miami, has launched a patient portal system to boost patient-provider communication.
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Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., and Copan Diagnostics have integrated their technology to automate the transfer of patient and order data from an enterprise system through a lab system to a specimen processor.
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With a Dec. 31 deadline looming for physicians to qualify for bonuses under Medicare's 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, the Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative (PAeHI) is reminding physicians that IT help is available.
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Parrish Medical Center, a publicly owned, not-for-profit, 210-bed hospital that provides care to the residents of North Brevard and surrounding communities in Florida, is using digital imaging to assess retinal health for its diabetic patients.
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Children's National Medical Center in the nation's capital is poised to install software to automate clinical and business records for its Children's IQ Network.
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The Eclipsys Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding equity interests of Farmington, Conn.-based Premise, a privately held provider of patient flow software solutions.
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Siemens Healthcare has signed an agreement with Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, to integrate the use of laboratory diagnostics, imaging and information technology systems with the intent to improve management of patient care from early detection and diagnosis of diseases or conditions to patient treatment.
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Gilbert Hospital, a full-service, acute care general hospital in Gilbert, Ariz., has installed a 64-slice CT imaging system from GE Healthcare.
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A survey conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) finds that hospital CIOs feel they are unprepared for the switch to ICD-10 code sets.
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The University of Iowa Health Care has recovered more than $20 million in hospital payments from insurers by employing its own software and a new approach to revenue management.
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Brandon Regional Hospital, a 367-bed acute care facility in Brandon, Fla., has implemented a robotic radiosurgery system to improve care for cancer patients.
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Parrish Medical Center, a publicly owned, not-for-profit, 210-bed hospital that provides care to the residents of North Brevard and surrounding communities in Florida, is using digital imaging to assess retinal health for its diabetic patients.
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Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta is adding new technology to streamline its financial reporting and analysis processes for improved business performance and organizational efficiency.
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Emageon executives have formally demanded a closing of the company's pending merger with Health Systems Solutions, Inc. by Tuesday, accusing New York-based HSS of "stalling."
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