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GE gives $1M to 4 Milwaukee health centers

 Chelsey Ledue March 16, 2010
The GE Foundation and the GE Corporate Diversity Council have awarded $1 million to four Milwaukee community healthcare centers to increase access to primary care for uninsured and underserved populations.
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New MedAssets program helps providers with construction projects

 Eric Wicklund March 16, 2010
Healthcare providers looking to launch construction projects will have a new tool at their disposal to make sure brick and mortar issues don’t affect the healthcare delivery process.
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American Well brings online care platform to New York

 Eric Wicklund March 10, 2010
American Well, which offers Web-based physician visits for members of health plans in Hawaii and Minnesota, has landed another contract closer to home.
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National hospice provider upgrades revenue cycle capability

 Richard Pizzi March 10, 2010
Odyssey HealthCare, a large national hospice care provider, has signed a multi-year agreement to implement Web-based revenue cycle management technology at its facilities in 30 states.
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Online auction nets Maryland health system $1.25M in energy savings

 Richard Pizzi March 09, 2010
Adventist HealthCare, a non-profit network of healthcare providers in Rockville, Md., has locked in more than $1.25 million in electricity savings by purchasing power through an online auction process.
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Midwest health centers to use GE's practice management software

 Eric Wicklund March 09, 2010
A network of community health centers serving more than 75,000 underserved and migrant workers in Iowa and Nebraska will be implementing a new practice management system from GE Healthcare.
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Missouri health system will upgrade revenue cycle management technology

 Richard Pizzi March 05, 2010
BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organizations in the United States, intends to automate and standardize its charge description master and pricing.
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Florida medical center implements labor management system

 Richard Pizzi March 03, 2010
Lakeland Regional Medical Center, an 851-bed facility based in Lakeland, Fla., is adding time and attendance technology in an attempt to increase operational efficiencies.
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Georgia health system implements RCM solution

 Richard Pizzi February 26, 2010
The Gwinnett Health System, a three-hospital integrated delivery network in Lawrenceville, Ga., plans to implement a new revenue cycle management solution in part to help detect errors made during the patient registration process.
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Lawson pushes BI access with Healthvision deal

 Eric Wicklund February 26, 2010
Lawson is adding integration to its applications, with the goal of moving its business intelligence solutions deeper into the healthcare landscape.
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Cardinal Health helps hospitals tie into drug discount programs

 Eric Wicklund February 26, 2010
Pharmaceutical costs take a toll on both providers and patients, prompting people to avoid necessary medications while taking a big chunk out of a hospital’s bottom line. Cardinal Health is fighting those problems through a seven-year-old software program that connects uninsured patients with free or discounted medications.
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First Rhode Island, then the nation

Eric Wicklund February 26, 2010
Health plans and employers looking to encourage healthier lifestyles are turning to social networking to get the point across. And a three-year-old wellness company is giving them the platform to drive results.
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Concerro boosts staffing resources with RES-Q deal

 Eric Wicklund February 26, 2010
A recent merger of two workforce management vendors is designed to help hospitals and other healthcare providers improve staffing efficiency and the bottom line.
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Texas hospital deploys 'unique' revenue cycle model

 Richard Pizzi February 24, 2010
The CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, a five-hospital health system based in San Antonio, Texas, is implementing what it calls a “unique” revenue cycle management model.
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Merge Healthcare makes a bid for AMICAS

 Eric Wicklund February 24, 2010
AMICAS, the Boston-based provider of radiology and image and information management solutions, is now being wooed by Merge Healthcare, Inc., which is offering approximately $248 million for the company.
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Inflationary prices challenge hospital supply chain in 2010

 Richard Pizzi February 22, 2010
Hospital inpatient and outpatient services encountered inflation rates around 8 percent in the past 12 months, which is 2 percent higher compared to the previous year, according to a new report.
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Kansas hospital enhances revenue cycle system

 Richard Pizzi February 19, 2010
Hays Medical Center of Hays, Kan., has added revenue recovery services to its revenue cycle management solutions to improve its net revenue collections.
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Georgia health system implements revenue cycle management solution

Richard Pizzi February 17, 2010
The Gwinnett Health System, a three-hospital integrated delivery network in Lawrenceville, Ga., plans to implement a new revenue cycle management solution in part to help detect errors made during the patient registration process.
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Thomson Reuters, Ingenious Med join forces on billing solution

 Chelsey Ledue February 17, 2010
Thomson Reuters and Ingenious Med are combining their clinical workflow offerings into a unified billing solution for hospitals and physician practices.
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Indiana hospital upgrades asset tracking capability

 Richard Pizzi February 16, 2010
Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind., has deployed enterprise asset tracking to better manage its equipment resources, including maintenance, storage and deployment.
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