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HealthcareSource announces new health system clients

 Industry News Release March 04, 2010
HealthcareSource, a provider of talent management solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced the addition of several new clients as well as the expansion of services for notable existing clients from the end of 2009 into the beginning of 2010.
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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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MGMA expresses concerns about EHR incentive program

 Chelsey Ledue November 23, 2009
The Medical Group Management Association is warning that many physicians won't qualify for federal stimulus money if the program managing electronic health record adoption isn't properly administered.
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Vendor Notebook - MedAssets hosts Technology and Innovation Forum

 Eric Wicklund November 16, 2009
MedAssets, Inc., an Atlanta-based group purchasing organization and developer of spend management and revenue cycle solutions, recently hosted more than 60 suppliers and 250 healthcare provider representatives at its eighth annual Technology and Innovation Forum in St. Louis.
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MGMA chief calls for payment reform, culture of safety

 Bernie Monegain October 14, 2009
At about the same time the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-9 Tuesday to approve its healthcare reform bill, Medical Group Management Association President and CEO William F. Jessee, MD, took the stage in Denver to tell his audience healthcare reform can't occur without payment reform.
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MGMA survey: Medicare Part B is tops in satisfaction

 Bernie Monegain October 13, 2009
Medical Group Management Association members rate Medicare Part B as the top performer in a survey of member satisfaction with major health plans.
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On-again, off-again Medicare payment cuts wreak havoc with physician budgets

 Bernie Monegain October 13, 2009
Yet another threat of a Medicare payment cut makes it hard for physician practices to budget and could have “serious ramifications” for practices across the country, said William F. Jessee, MD, CEO of the Medical Group Management Association.
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Emanuel proposes vision for doing more with less in healthcare

 Bernie Monegain October 12, 2009
Ezekiel Emanuel, a White House adviser on healthcare policy, says high-touch is the way to fix the nation’s failing – and costly – healthcare system. In his keynote talk at the Medical Group Management Association in Denver on Sunday Emanuel called for doctors to change their ways of practicing medicine.
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MGMA conference to highlight healthcare reform

 Chelsey Ledue October 02, 2009
Healthcare reform will be the hot topic at the Medical Group Management Association’s Annual Conference 09, scheduled for Oct. 11-14, in Denver.
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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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Catholic Health Initiatives upgrades billing system with character recognition technology

 Richard Pizzi September 14, 2009
Catholic Health Initiatives, a 20-hospital national nonprofit healthcare organization, is using Intelligent Optical Character Recognition technology to convert paper-based medical bills and payments into electronic accounting records.
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HRSA releases $24.5M in grants to support Poison Control Centers

 Industry News Release September 10, 2009
The Health Resources and Services Administration has announced $24.5 million in grants to support the work of 55 poison control centers across the country.
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CSC inks deal to provide billing service to Colorado dermatologists

 Industry News Release August 24, 2009
Clinic Service Corporation, a leader in Colorado Practice Management Solutions, announced that the firm has secured an agreement to be the exclusive provider of medical billing services to Colorado West Dermatology.
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New state study on diabetes provides resources

 Diana Manos August 11, 2009
A new report on diabetes by the National Conference of State Legislatures is meant to help consumers, health providers and lawmakers with a disease affecting some 24 million Americans and costing $174 billion annually.
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BridgeHealth deal adds medical travel options to limited health plans

 Eric Wicklund August 06, 2009
Medical travel administrator BridgeHealth Medical is partnering with Competitive Health, Inc., in an effort to provide better healthcare options for people with limited benefit programs.
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BridgeHealth redefines medical travel

 Eric Wicklund July 30, 2009
While medical travel may conjure images of exotic locations like New Zealand, France or Sweden, BridgeHealth Medical wants prospective clients to look closer to home.
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Alegent Health turns to ThinIdentity to improve caregiver productivity

 Industry News Release July 29, 2009
ThinIdentity Corporation, a company for improving caregiver workflow in healthcare environments, today announced that Alegent Health is moving forward with plans to implement the ThinIdentity solution throughout its healthcare system. The first installation is located at its Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. A 278-bed facility, Mercy Hospital has over 1,000 caregivers using the ThinIdentity solution to improve their day-to-day workflow and thereby strengthen the quality of patient care.
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Experts identify ways to avoid hospital fraud, embezzlement

 Chelsey Ledue June 17, 2009
Women over the age of 45 are most likely to commit inter-office fraud and embezzlement that can plague hospitals, according to Ellen E. Stewart, partner at Berenbaum Weinshienk and Eason PC of Colorado.
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Colorado passes 'healthcare affordability' act

 Richard Pizzi April 23, 2009
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has signed into law the Colorado Healthcare Affordability Act, which will provide health coverage to more than 100,000 uninsured Coloradans and reduce uncompensated care and cost shifting.
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Colorado to deny payment for avoidable medical errors

 Richard Pizzi April 06, 2009
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter issued an executive order last week directing the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to craft new safety guidelines, including the denial of payment for avoidable medical errors.
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