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Study says how care is paid for could impact outcome

 Molly Merrill March 01, 2010
Whether an individual is treated at a hospital reimbursed by Medicare or at a Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center could contribute to what happens to a patient after their release, says a recent study.
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CVS agrees to $1.95M settlement for using unlicensed pharmacists, overbilling Medicaid

 Richard Pizzi February 12, 2010
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has reached a $1.95 million settlement with CVS over the state's complaint that two pharmacists with expired licenses dispensed prescription drugs at CVS pharmacies.
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Anesthesia start-up signs billing services deal

 Industry News Release January 26, 2010
Zotec Partners, an industry leader in medical billing and practice management, announces today that start-up anesthesia group, AnAesthetics, is turning to the company for billing services.
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Companion Life Insurance acquires Summit Reinsurance

 Chelsey Ledue January 13, 2010
Columbia, S.C.-based Companion Life Insurance has purchased Indiana-based Summit Reinsurance Services, a re-insurer of HMOs and insurance companies and managing general underwriter of stop loss coverage for employer health plans.
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Indiana research institute gets boost with federal grants

 Industry News Release December 01, 2009
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute has received four supplemental grants totaling nearly $2.5 million that will strengthen its efforts to move laboratory discoveries by Indiana scientists to the bedside and the marketplace.
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Indiana cuts Medicaid provider payments

 Richard Pizzi November 11, 2009
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced a $10.6 million Medicaid provider payment cut Tuesday.
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Demand for cardiac PET imaging could rise as a result of CMS physician fee changes

 Industry News Release November 09, 2009
Positron Corporation, a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, predicts an industry wide demand for cardiac PET imaging, as a result of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
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Radiology group cuts billing costs in half through automation

 Chelsey Ledue November 09, 2009
Riverside Radiology Associates has renewed its licensing contract for five years for Zotec Partners’ Electronic Billing Center (EBC) billing suite, RIS and Decision Support module after it cut billing costs by more than half with the software over the past five years.
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RealMed takes aim at providers

 Eric Wicklund November 06, 2009
RealMed is applying the old adage “Time is money” to the medical claims clearinghouse business.
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HHS releases $7.6M for health professionals in "high need" areas

 Richard Pizzi October 01, 2009
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced 63 awards totaling more than $7.6 million to help states recruit healthcare clinicians and alleviate their debt burden.
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Vendor Notebook - St. Vincent Health expands use of MedAssets' RCM solutions

 Eric Wicklund September 14, 2009
MedAssets, Inc., an Atlanta-based developer of spend management and revenue cycle solutions, has announced that St. Vincent Health of Indianapolis has expanded its use of the company's RCM products and services.
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Indianapolis hospital boosts RCM capabilities with new MedAssets contract

 Kyle Hardy September 11, 2009
St. Vincent Health of Indianapolis has expanded its revenue cycle management solution in a bid to make care more affordable and increase net revenue.
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Survey: Consumer Driven Health Plans surpass HMOs in popularity with employees

 Industry News Release August 18, 2009
Consumer Driven Health Plans in the U.S. have surpassed HMO plans in covered employees, according to preliminary results released by United Benefit Advisors from its 2009 UBA Health Plan Survey, the nation's largest health plan benchmarking survey.
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Vendor Notebook - Health Systems International acquires @Global

 Eric Wicklund August 17, 2009
Health Systems International, a provider of outsourced medical cost management solutions for payers and healthcare provider networks, has acquired @Global, a developer of software solutions for workers’ compensation, casualty insurance, claims administration and medical cost management environments.
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Report: Healthcare delivery model for the aging improves outcomes, saves money

 Chelsey Ledue August 12, 2009
A new team approach to preventive healthcare delivery for older adults reportedly improves health and quality of life, decreases emergency department visits and lowers hospital admission rates.
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Survey: Americans divided on government involvement in health insurance

 Richard Pizzi August 11, 2009
Researchers at Indiana University have found that support for government-sponsored health insurance for individuals under age 65 remains virtually the same regardless of how the plan is described or how involved the government would be.
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WellPoint to cover H1N1 vaccine administration

 Richard Pizzi July 30, 2009
WellPoint, Inc. has announced that it will offer coverage for the administration of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine when it becomes commercially available to the general public.
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Blue plans in five states collaborate to expand access to healthcare cost information

 Chelsey Ledue July 30, 2009
WellPoint, Inc., Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and Healthcare Service Corporation, which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, will collaborate to provide access to WellPoint's cost comparison tool.
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Indianapolis hospital construction project requires $703M in bonds

 Chelsey Ledue July 14, 2009
Wishard Health Services has announced that as much as $703 million in low-interest public bonds is needed to build a new $754 million Wishard Hospital campus.
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Anti-fraud programs saved WellPoint $75M in 2008

 Chelsey Ledue July 02, 2009
As a result of its anti-fraud efforts, WellPoint and its affiliated health plans saved almost $75 million in 2008.
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