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Notes from the field: Nov. 25

 Richard Pizzi November 25, 2009
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson wants to transform his state’s Medicaid program ... and other healthcare finance news from the state level.
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VHA Regional Network helps mountain states hospitals save $18.7M on medications

 Industry News Release October 16, 2009
Working with VHA Inc., the national health care network, 34 hospitals in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Washington and Wyoming combined resources to hire a consultant to coordinate their efforts to help them to cut pharmacy costs that won’t compromise patient care.
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New Mexico health plan selects contract management solution

 Industry News Release October 15, 2009
Lovelace Health Plan (LHP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ardent Health Services, will leverage Choreo Contracting Solution from Portico Systems to transform its paper-based provider contract process to a systematic process.
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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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New Mexico health plan signs six-year BPO deal

 Richard Pizzi September 03, 2009
Lovelace Health Plan, a 200,000-member plan owned by the Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System, has signed a six-year business process outsourcing contract.
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New senate bill to tackle U.S. nursing shortage

 Patty Enrado August 26, 2009
U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) is resurrecting a bill he first introduced in 2007 to address the nursing shortage in United States.
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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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HCSC to expand pharmacy adherence program

 Chelsey Ledue August 10, 2009
The Health Care Service Corporation is expanding an integrated health management program designed to provide physicians with greater insight into their patients’ medication use.
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Docs see money faster with automation

 Chelsey Ledue July 30, 2009
Full-practice automation seems to pay off for many small physician offices, but others who choose only select areas to convert are feeling the positive financial effects as well.
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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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Healthcare reform: It’s time for Americans to grow up and start acting like adults

Mike Stephens March 09, 2009
The economic stimulus package has now been signed into law by President Obama. In addition to the funding allocated for healthcare IT in hospitals and physician offices, it calls for the establishment of a federal agency that would help coordinate research on comparative effectiveness which will determine which medical procedures, drugs and devices work better than others - to the tune of $1.1 billion.
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Cardinal Health Foundation Invests $1.2 Million in Local Non-Profit Programs That Improve Health in Key Employee Communities

 Industry News Release February 18, 2009
The Cardinal Health Foundation today announced it has awarded more than $1.2 million to non-profit programs that seek to improve health care and wellness in six U.S. cities where Cardinal Health has the highest concentration of employees.
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MEDecision agrees to merger with HCSC

 Healthcare Finance News Staff June 18, 2008
In a deal designed to give the company more operating capital, MEDecision, Inc. has reached a merger agreement with one of its largest clients.The deal, announced Wednesday, allows the Chicag...
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Richardson would mandate health coverage as president

 Diana Manos November 28, 2007
MANCHESTER, NH - Democratic presidential hopeful Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) said his healthcare reform plan would not increase bureaucracy, but would mandate healthcare coverage for all Americans....
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