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Maryland healthcare system saves $5M with Premier healthcare alliance labor management solution

 Industry News Release March 11, 2010
Frederick Memorial Healthcare System, of Frederick, Md. achieved more than $5 million in labor cost savings with the Premier healthcare alliance through the use of LaborConnect, Premier’s labor management program.
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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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Health Reform Could Harm Medicaid Patients

 Edward Miller March 08, 2010
Both the House and Senate health-care reform bills call for a large increase in Medicaid—about 18 million more people will begin enrolling in Medicaid under the House bill starting in 2013, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Actuary Richard Foster estimates.
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ICD10 and HIPAA 5010 - Game Changers

 Jack Beaudoin March 01, 2010
If you were hoping that the transition to HIPAA 5010 and ICD10 would be easy, think again.
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HealthGrades names America's 50 best hospitals for 2010

 Chelsey Ledue February 24, 2010
The Golden, Colo.-based healthcare ratings organization examined objective patient outcomes over three years at all 5,000 of the nation’s non-federal hospitals.
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Vendor Notebook: McKesson announces collaboration with Emergency Nurses Association

 Eric Wicklund February 22, 2010
The McKesson Corporation of Atlanta has announced an ED Benchmarks Collaborative with the Emergency Nurses Association.
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Premier inks electronic payables agreement with PNC Bank National Association

 Industry News Release February 01, 2010
Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced a new agreement for purchasing cards and electronic payables has been awarded to PNC Bank National Association of Lutherville, Md.
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Vendor Notebook - Fifth Third Securities provides advising on VA medical center bond deal

 Eric Wicklund February 01, 2010
Fifth Third Securities, Inc., recently served as financial advisor and structuring agent for the $115 million bond deal to renovate and expand the Louis Stokes Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio’s largest VA hospital and the fifth largest in the country.
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Maryland medical center adds MedeAnalytics Payer Performance Analytics

 Industry News Release January 22, 2010
MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced that St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md. has added Payer Performance Analytics to its suite of MedeAnalytics solutions.
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Traction Business Development offers new financial services for diagnostic imaging centers

 Industry News Release January 15, 2010
Maryland-based Traction Business Development LLC – Tracbiz – announces the launch of a suite of services tailored to the financing and re-financing needs of independent and hospital-affiliated diagnostic imaging center operators.
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Stakeholders have mixed reviews on proposed meaningful use requirements

 Diana Manos January 04, 2010
Physicians and privacy advocates aren't pleased with the newly proposed "meaningful use" requirements with which providers will likely have to comply to gain bonuses under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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Keane inks revenue cycle management deal with Maryland hospital

 Industry News Release December 10, 2009
Keane, a U.S.-based IT services firm, has announced that Atlantic General Hospital selected Keane as the Vendor of Choice for the hospital’s revenue cycle management (RCM) initiative.
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New hospital opens in western Maryland

 Richard Pizzi December 02, 2009
The new Western Maryland Regional Medical Center officially opened its doors in late November.
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Notes from the field: Nov. 20

 Richard Pizzi November 20, 2009
Tired of the 10,000-foot view? Time for some interesting healthcare finance news from the state and local level.
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Illinois hospital inks deal with ED staffing firm

 Industry News Release November 20, 2009
CEP America, one of the nation's largest providers of emergency department (ED) management and staffing solutions, has announced the addition of Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Ill., to its list of hospital emergency departments throughout the U.S.
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Vendor Notebook - Perot Systems expands billing services with Mass. state health insurance program

 Eric Wicklund November 02, 2009
The Perot Systems Corp. has expanded a relationship with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority, in which Perot will use its Xcelys health plan administration software solutions to provide additional premium billing and enrollment services to the state health insurance program.
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Florida, Maryland hospitals boost cost savings with MedeAnalytics

 Industry News Release November 02, 2009
MedeAnalytics’ integrated performance management solutions has helped St. Joseph Medical Center and Orlando Health transform data into actionable information, resulting in significant clinical and operational improvements.
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Maryland hospital implements ERP technology

Bernie Monegain October 26, 2009
Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md., has implemented software aimed at streamlining operations and reducing costs.
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Center for Connected Health chief calls for change in how doctors are paid

 Bernie Monegain October 22, 2009
Doctors must be paid on the basis of outcomes, not for how many services they provide - and patients, too, must be held accountable for their health, says Joseph Kvedar, MD.
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Ratings boost for University of Maryland Medical System bonds

 Industry News Release October 19, 2009
Effective Oct. 22, 2009, Fitch Ratings will upgrade the ratings assigned to the $50,000,000 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority revenue bonds, University of Maryland Medical System Issue, series 2008D to 'AA+/F1+' from 'A/F1'.
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