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Product Spotlight: Document Management

 Chip Means July 09, 2009
Document management and the advantages of automating documenting procedures are the focus of the the July 2009 Product Spotlight.
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Eligibility outsourcing grabs benchmarking spotlight

 John Andrews July 06, 2009
The weakness of the U.S. economy is giving rise to an issue that hospital executives may not have paid much attention to before – qualifying indigent patients for Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security Disability.
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CareMedic, Cleveland Clinic partner on new RCM tools

 Eric Wicklund July 06, 2009
When it came time to improve CareMedic Systems’ revenue cycle management platform for hospitals, company officials decided to consult the experts in the field.
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Is the timing right for venture capital?

 Eric Wicklund July 06, 2009
The sour economy isn’t curbing interest in the healthcare IT sector, where a new private equity firm has sprung up to provide funding and management support for healthcare start-ups.
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The Simpler approach to healthcare

 Eric Wicklund July 06, 2009
When Simpler Healthcare set out to reduce waste and inefficiency in America’s healthcare system, officials looked to a rather unorthodox source for inspiration: The automotive industry.
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AHIP panelists debate public option to reform

 Patty Enrado July 06, 2009
The AHIP Institute 2009 general session was titled “Promoting Better Value for Our Health Care Dollar,” but arguments for and against the public plan option in the healthcare reform debate became the major topic.
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Insurance premiums rise for healthcare industry

 Richard Pizzi July 06, 2009
Most U.S. healthcare organizations saw an increase in their health insurance premiums this year, according to information contained in the 2009 Compensation Data Healthcare report.
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Study: Employees to pay more for care

Chelsey Ledue July 06, 2009
The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to a study funded by the Commonwealth Fund.
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Doc compensation not keeping pace with inflation

 Chelsey Ledue July 06, 2009
Increases in physicians’ overall compensation in both primary and specialty care did not keep up with inflation in 2008, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s “Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2009 Report Based on 2008 Data.
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Large practices can stay afloat, expand in recession

 Chelsey Ledue July 06, 2009
Some large physician practices are looking to save money and possibly expand, even in the current economic climate, says an expert in physician practice operations.
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Study: Docs could lead healthcare reform

 Chelsey Ledue July 06, 2009
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, physicians should play a leading role in achieving healthcare reform by helping achieve a guaranteed 1.5 percent annual savings in healthcare costs that would pay for covering all Americans.
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New Jersey hospitals face $500M in Medicare cuts by 2014

 Healthcare Finance News Staff July 06, 2009
New Jersey hospitals could lose $97 million in federal funds next year and more than $500 million over the next five years under new Medicare payment rules proposed to take effect in October, according to an analysis by the New Jersey Hospital Association.
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Ohio hospitals collaborate on quality initiative

 Richard Pizzi July 06, 2009
The Ohio Children’s Hospital Association and its six member hospitals have released the results of a collaboration to improve quality in children’s hospitals.
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Costly treatment does not always lead to better care

 Richard Pizzi July 06, 2009
Hospitals that provide more intensive and costly care do not provide better-quality care, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
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Expanding during a recession

 Richard Pizzi July 06, 2009
Methodist Health System is in the midst of a series of aggressive expansion projects – including construction of a $60 million, 32-bed orthopedic hospital in Addison, Texas – that may appear stunning to an industry that has had to scale back capital projects in the face of recession.
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Revised Form 990 still confusing

 Chelsey Ledue July 06, 2009
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NewsMaker Interview: Steve Lanning

 Healthcare Finance News Staff July 02, 2009
NewsMaker Interview with Steve Lanning, director of Emergency Services for Conway Medical in Conway, S.C.
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Lower-cost credit enhancement ... locally

 Healthcare Finance News Staff July 02, 2009
At a time when national banks are loath to lend, borrowers are turning to a recently-created financing option that lets smaller local banks participate in debt structures usually available only from much larger institutions.
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Improving document management

 Healthcare Finance News Staff July 02, 2009
Healthcare providers are not immune to the current economic conditions that affect most industries. Providers must accommodate dwindling profit margins by constantly managing costs, and as a result, physician practices are being forced to reexamine their processes in hopes of finding ways to do more with less.
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Ending unfair healthcare policy rescissions

 Richard Pizzi July 02, 2009
Montlhy editorial from Richard Pizzi, Editor
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