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Seven hospitals and health systems deploy API Healthcare’s human capital management solutions

 Industry News Release February 26, 2010
API Healthcare, the leading provider of human capital management solutions to the healthcare industry, today announced that seven healthcare providers have implemented its solutions to better manage labor costs, increase staff productivity and streamline workflow throughout their organizations.
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HealthPort partners with Ohio hospital for clinical coding audits

 Industry News Release February 26, 2010
HealthPort, a top-25 company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced that Union Hospital, a 150-bed acute care facility in Dover, Ohio, has contracted with HealthPort for clinical coding audits, and ongoing compliance monitoring.
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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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Premier announces new agreements for hospital cribs, bassinets and youth beds

 Industry News Release February 22, 2010
Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for cribs, bassinets and youth beds have been awarded to Homewood Health Care Products Inc. of Dublin, Ohio; and NK Medical Products Inc. of Clarence, N.Y.
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Vendor Notebook: American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine sponsors A-Claim medical payment solutions

 Eric Wicklund February 15, 2010
Preferred Health Technology, Inc., headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, has announced that the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine has begun a sponsorship of the company’s A-Claim medical payment solutions that includes discounts for all AAUCM members.
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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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VITAS Innovative Hospice Care signs national agreement with American CareSource

 Industry News Release January 29, 2010
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care announced an agreement with American CareSource that will provide their members access to comprehensive hospice services in every market in which VITAS operates.
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Advantedge Healthcare Solutions acquires Medical Account Services

 Industry News Release January 27, 2010
AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions (AHS), one of the nation’s leading providers of medical billing and practice management services, has acquired Medical Account Services (MAS), the premier anesthesia billing company throughout Ohio.
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Ohio hospitals choose ED billing services vendor

 Industry News Release January 14, 2010
Marina Medical Billing Service, Inc. announced today that it has recently begun coding and billing services for the physicians at the emergency departments of Mercy Tiffin Hospital and Mercy Willard Hospital in Ohio.
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Vendor Notebook - TransUnion buys MedData

 Eric Wicklund January 11, 2010
TransUnion has acquired MedData, a Charlotte, N.C.-based provider of healthcare insurance information and data solutions for hospitals, physician practices and major healthcare insurance companies.
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Ohio Pain Center to install new practice management software

 Industry News Release January 04, 2010
The Ohio Pain Center has chosen Waiting Room Solutions as their practice management and electronic medical record solution.
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Ohio hospital expects $150,000 ROI from streamlined pharmacy

 Bernie Monegain December 30, 2009
The pharmacy department at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has rolled out a medication tracking system that, officials said, has reduced waste by 32 percent.
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Michigan physician group to pay $9.5M to resolve False Claims Act allegations

 Chelsey Ledue December 28, 2009
The Visiting Physicians Association, based in Farmington Hills, Mich., will pay $9.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare, TRICARE and the Michigan Medicaid program.
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Ohio hospital mulls merger options

 Richard Pizzi December 21, 2009
St. Luke’s Hospital, a 314-bed facility in northwest Ohio, may be considering a merger with another hospital group in its region due to increasing operating losses.
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Leapfrog adds new efficiency criteria to requirements for top hospitals list

 Bernie Monegain December 04, 2009
Leapfrog added a new efficiency standard to its quality criteria and introduced a category for best rural hospitals on its annual list of the top 45 hospitals in the nation.
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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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Vendor Notebook - Meta Health Technology wins software contract with Premier member hospitals

Eric Wicklund November 25, 2009
Meta Health Technology has been awarded a 36-month contract by Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, to provide Premier's more than 2,200 member hospitals and 63,0000 additional healthcare sites with access to pre-negotiated pricing and terms for Meta's patient chart abstracting and electronic physician query software.
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Ohio hospitals could increase layoffs, cut services

 Richard Pizzi November 24, 2009
Ohio hospitals are planning more cuts in staff, services and vital renovation projects, according to a statewide survey.
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Hospitals gain procurement edge with World Energy

 Industry News Release November 20, 2009
World Energy Solutions, Inc., an operator of online exchanges for energy and green commodities, has announced a number of recent successes helping hospitals and healthcare systems around the country procure energy over the World Energy Exchange.
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Secretary Sebelius announces new HHS Regional Directors

 Industry News Release November 18, 2009
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the appointment of new Regional Directors of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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