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Study finds link between income, healthcare in U.S.

 Chelsey Ledue January 20, 2010
High income is strongly associated with the ability of seniors to access a healthcare specialist in the United States – but not in Canada, where poor health is a much stronger predicter, according to a new study.
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HFMA's CEO looks at "The Road Ahead" for healthcare reform

 Chelsey Ledue January 12, 2010
Healthcare reform is “around us, on top of us, it’s all over,” said Richard L. Clarke, president and CEO of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, during Tuesday's keynote speech that kicked off the HFMA’s Virtual Healthcare Finance Conference and Career Fair.
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Oregon expands access to lower-priced prescription drugs

 Chelsey Ledue December 22, 2009
Public employees in Oregon will soon have access to a wider range of prescription medications at lower costs through the Oregon Prescription Drug Program (OPDP).
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Nurses, doctors go door-to-door for health reform

 Diana Manos October 12, 2009
Nurses and doctors from nine healthcare battleground states canvassed for health reform on Saturday.
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$54M grant to boost biomedical research at Kaiser Permanente

 Molly Merrill October 12, 2009
A $54 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow Kaiser Permanente to improve health research on public and clinical health areas, such as genotyping, colon cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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States help smokers kick the habit

 Patty Enrado October 07, 2009
Effective Jan. 1, 2010, Oregon insurers will be forced to cover $500 for members toward medications or quit-smoking courses.
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Electronic claims better for doc practices

 Chelsey Ledue August 31, 2009
Some physicians are afraid or unable to switch to electronic claims submission, while others are worried about the cost. Office Ally hopes to ease that burden by offering a free clearinghouse service to physicians. All revenues come from insurance companies and IPAs. Internet access is all it takes to participate.
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Vendor Notebook - Consumer Health Technologies to integrate benefits platform with TSYS card solution

 Eric Wicklund July 27, 2009
Consumer Health Technologies has announced an agreement with TSYS Healthcare to integrate TSYS' payment card solution with CHT's BenefitSpan benefit administration platform for managing HRA, FSA and HAS accounts.
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Maine refines its PCMH pilot

Chelsey Ledue April 03, 2009
Most patient-centered medical home pilots have focused on primary care, but in Maine the proposed approach would integrate behavioral health services, in a bid to make physician practices more efficient and attentive to their patients.
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CareOregon and Health Integrated Partner to Enhance Services for Oregonians with Chronic Illness

Industry News Release March 25, 2009
CareOregon, a non-profit health plan that provides Medicaid and Medicare managed care services for Oregonians, and Health Integrated, the leading Targeted Population Health Management company, are partnering to improve the health and quality of life for CareOregon's members with diabetes and depression.
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Innovative program addresses Oregon's nursing shortage

 Patty Enrado February 25, 2009
In December 2008, six employees of Oregon State Hospital graduated from Portland Community College with nursing degrees, two more are currently in a nursing program at Clackamas Community College, and six employees will begin the program at Portland Community College in the spring.
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Grants Strengthen the Health Care Safety Net

 Industry News Release February 17, 2009
The Regence Foundation announced today eight grants geared toward building healthier communities and improving health care technology in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The grants, totaling $380,000, range from rural nursing education to building a health care quality Web site.
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Low reimbursements complicate physician recruitment efforts in Maine

 Chelsey Ledue December 08, 2008
HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that while malpractice insurance rates are low in Maine and physician services are in demand amid new construction pro...
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Analyst says data security is a vital investment

 Molly Merrill October 30, 2008
Despite the threat of a national recession, "the data security frontier is one area where we will continue to see capital spending," says an analyst. John H. Boyd, president of The...
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Maine HIMSS panelists talk IT, finance in current economy

 Chelsey Ledue October 22, 2008
Panelists at the New England HIMSS Chapter Conference on HIT, held Oct 17 in South Portland, say it will take a lot of work to correct technical and financial problems in the healthcare industry....
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Expert says Medical Home can save money, but depends on IT

 Molly Merrill October 20, 2008
The so-called "medical home" concept is critically dependent on information technology, said David Howes, MD, president and CEO of Martin's Point Health Care, a not-for-profit healthcare org...
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Hospitals News Briefs

 Healthcare Finance News Staff August 27, 2008
Study: safety net providers protecting bottom lineSafety net providers struggling with an increase in the uninsured are looking for creative ways to shore up their margins, according to a...
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Vendor Notebook - RelayHealth delivers PBM to Regence

 Healthcare Finance News Staff August 18, 2008
RelayHealth, based in Atlanta, has announced that Regence, the largest health insurer in the Northwest/Intermountain region, will implement the company's ProPBM software to support the management of p...
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TransUnion, Aequitas Capital team up to create payment plan for hospital patients

 Healthcare Finance News Staff August 14, 2008
Hospital patients looking for an easier way to plan out their payments - and hospitals looking for a better way to collect them - might benefit from a recently announced partnership between two provid...
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Anthem offers transparency tool to Maine members

 Molly Merrill May 20, 2008
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has expanded its transparency initiative into Maine by providing its members with Anthem Care Comparison, an online tool that calculates total estimated costs associa...
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