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Emdeon to acquire Healthcare Technology Management Services

 Industry News Release March 16, 2010
Emdeon Inc., a provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Healthcare Technology Management Services (HTMS), a management consulting company focused primarily on the healthcare payer market.
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Tennessee pediatric IPA chooses ICA’s CareAlign solution to enhance P4P initiatives

 Industry News Release February 26, 2010
Informatics Corporation of America has announced that its CareAlign technology was selected by Tennessee-based Cumberland Pediatrics Independent Practice Association.
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Nashville healthcare leaders say reform uncertainty won't stop growth

 Chelsey Ledue February 05, 2010
Nashville's healthcare leaders say their companies will invest and grow regardless of the fate of healthcare reform in Washington D.C.
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Rural Texas healthcare system automates financial processes

 Eric Wicklund January 29, 2010
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc., is helping a rural health network in Texas automate its financial activities and share clinical data through a community-based electronic medical record.
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Nashville Medical Trade Center future secured

 Industry News Release January 20, 2010
Market Center Management Company, the management company of leading trade centers and trade events around the world, has announced that the future of the Nashville Medical Trade Center has been secured with the approval of the Music City Center.
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Wall Street analysts tout Nashville healthcare stocks

 Industry News Release January 19, 2010
A panel of healthcare analysts told 500 healthcare executives at the Nashville Health Care Council’s annual event that the outlook is significantly favorable for Nashville healthcare companies in 2010.
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Hospitals Urged to Implement New Strategies Now or Risk Ceding Decision Making to Others While Waiting for Healthcare Reform

 Healthcare Finance News Staff December 08, 2009
A new "thought paper" by one of the healthcare industry's business development organizations cautions hospitals against taking a wait-and-see approach to healthcare reform if they are to have a role in determining their own destiny. Instead, the paper argues that hospitals must begin immediately to implement new solutions that drive revenues while meeting the health goals of the local community.
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Value of U.S. hospital care varies widely

 Richard Pizzi December 04, 2009
The value of care offered to hospital patients can vary by as much as 40 percent across the United States, according to a 2009 study examining quality, affordability, efficiency and patient satisfaction at more than 3,000 hospitals.
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HCA's financial outlook positive, says ratings firm

 Richard Pizzi November 30, 2009
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA, Inc., to positive from stable and affirmed all of the for-profit hospital giant's bond ratings.
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Vanguard, Resurrection move to acquire two hospitals

Chelsey Ledue November 25, 2009
Chicago-based Resurrection Health Care and Nashville Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems have entered into a non-binding letter of intent to transfer ownership of Westlake Hospital and West Suburban Medical Center to affiliates of Vanguard.
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Medicaid enrollment grew by 2 million in first half of 2009

 Richard Pizzi November 23, 2009
National Medicaid enrollment grew by two million in the first half of 2009 to more than 52 million, according to a new report.
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Data collection center to start measuring payers' efficiency

 Molly Merrill November 13, 2009
A national data collection center has been launched to monitor business efficiency in healthcare by tracking electronic adoption and resulting cost savings.
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HealthStream partners with OnFocus Healthcare to boost enterprise performance in healthcare

 Industry News Release November 10, 2009
HealthStream, Inc., a provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced a partnership with OnFocus Healthcare, Inc., a healthcare enterprise performance management solutions company, to power the “HealthStream Improvement Center.”
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HIMSS acquires Medical Banking Project

 Richard Pizzi November 06, 2009
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has acquired the Nashville-based Medical Banking Project, moving the Chicago-based healthcare IT professional society more broadly into healthcare finance and administration.
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New commercial PPO in California built on Value-Based Insurance model

 Industry News Release November 05, 2009
HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that SeeChange Health, the first start-up health plan in California in recent memory, is rolling out this fall with a value-based insurance design model that ties benefit design to achievements in wellness.
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Seventy-five hospitals win 'best value' award in national study

 Richard Pizzi November 03, 2009
The business intelligence firm Data Advantage has released a list of 75 hospitals receiving a "Best in Value: Superior Quality Merit Award" from the 2009-2010 Hospital Value Index, a national study on U.S. hospitals and the value of care they provide.
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HIMSS acquires Medical Banking Project

 Richard Pizzi October 29, 2009
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has acquired the Nashville-based Medical Banking Project, moving the Chicago-based healthcare IT professional society more broadly into healthcare finance and administration.
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Passport Health and Healthcare Management Systems announce partnership

 Industry News Release October 21, 2009
Passport Health Communications, Inc. and Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) have formalized their existing relationship to establish a corporate partnership.
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Virtual Conference: The best RAC defense is a good offense

 Chelsey Ledue October 15, 2009
The best defense for healthcare organizations against the RAC audits is a good offense, says a 20-year veteran of the healthcare industry and expert in organization performance improvement.
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HCA hospitals commit to sustainable practices

 Richard Pizzi October 02, 2009
The Hospital Corporation of America is going green.
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