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Health Technology Investment Forum

 March 09, 2010
Health Technology Investment Forum is designed to bring together leading investors, market leaders, and high growth companies focused on health IT. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from both public and private high growth companies, gaining unparalleled investment insight.
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Survey: Employer satisfaction with health insurers is declining

 Chelsey Ledue January 19, 2010
Employers have become less satisfied with their health insurers, according to a study released Tuesday by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute.
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Taking a second look at retail clinics

 Patty Enrado January 08, 2010
Retail health clinics were a disruptive threat to payers and providers when they first appeared in mid-2000.
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Top 10 issues impacting healthcare in 2010

 Action for Better Healthcare December 21, 2009
Wondering what healthcare will look like in 2010? Every year PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute publishes a report outlining the key issues facing the health industry for the coming year.
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Cutting costs tops PWC list of top 10 healthcare issues for 2010

 Diana Manos December 17, 2009
Squeezing every penny out of healthcare costs will top the healthcare industry's focus for 2010, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Pharma companies could face rising tax rates

 Richard Pizzi December 01, 2009
The global financial crisis, government pressure, changing market dynamics for an industry experiencing significant change, and rapidly evolving healthcare reforms are likely to drive up taxes for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, according to a new report.
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KLAS report tags Perot, Deloitte as top performers for RCM

 Bernie Monegain November 24, 2009
A new report from KLAS highlights the performance of consulting firms offering extended business office (EBO) services, revenue cycle transformations and full revenue cycle outsourcing.
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A risky bet: Predicting healthcare’s future

 Richard Pizzi July 30, 2009
Predicting the future is always a risky enterprise. When you commit your prognostications to paper, everyone can remind you when you’re wrong.
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Americans worry about access under universal care, study shows

 Diana Manos July 21, 2009
According to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers survey, more than half of Americans surveyed believe that if universal health coverage is passed by Congress, it will not ensure equal access to care because of capacity constraints, particularly in emergency rooms.
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Employers should expect healthcare costs to increase by 9 percent in 2010

 Molly Merrill June 18, 2009
Healthcare costs for the nation's employers are expected to grow by another nine percent next year, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute.
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WellPoint: Advances in medical technology are primary driver of increased costs

 Chelsey Ledue May 27, 2009
According to a May 2009 WellPoint Institute of Healthcare Knowledge report, advances in medical technology may be the primary driver of increased costs, not insurer profits.
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New report ties IT implementation to stimulus funding

 Eric Wicklund April 16, 2009
A new study from PricewaterhouseCoopers says federal stimulus funding for healthcare IT is crucial to the implementation of electronic health records in hospitals – but threats to take away funding in the long run may be even more persuasive.
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Post-inauguration: Healthcare will be standing in line for attention

 Diana Manos January 19, 2009
With the nation's capital preparing for Tuesday’s inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, Congress has been busy pushing healthcare to the front of issues the new president will face on his first day in office.
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Evidence-based medicine, wellness programs help combat economic downturn

 Patty Enrado January 13, 2009
The top issue plaguing the healthcare industry is the economic downturn, according to a report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers in December.The traditionally recession-proof healthcare indust...
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Poll shows Americans expect healthcare reform under Obama

 Diana Manos November 21, 2008
A poll released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) shows three-quarters of Americans and industry leaders want healthcare...
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CM tools offer big benefits

 Patty Enrado October 29, 2008
ONLY about half of healthcare organizations deploy chargemaster maintenance technology solutions. These applications automate and update constantly changing regulatory and compliance issues, help k...
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ICD-10 mandate calls for proactive approach

 Patty Enrado October 03, 2008
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a deadline of October 1, 2011, for the industry to convert to ICD-10 for coding diagnoses and treatment.Advocat...
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Medical cost trends to remain flat in '09

 Patty Enrado July 23, 2008
According to a recent report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute, medical cost trends in the private sector will drop from 9.9 percent in 2008 to 9.6 p...
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Payers News Briefs

 Healthcare Finance News Staff July 02, 2008
Hearing highlights issues impacting health reformThe Senate Finance Committee recently discussed problems with the health insurance market and how they might be solved. ?The insurance mark...
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PwC report points to need for new healthcare payment models

 Bernie Monegain June 26, 2008
A new report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Health Research Institute finds that two-thirds of health leaders, including government and private payers from 20 different countries, see prob...
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