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Vendor Notebook: Craneware, Inc., signs contract to deploy new toolkit

 Eric Wicklund March 15, 2010
Craneware, Inc., based in Orlando, Fla., has signed multi-year contracts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System on Long Island, N.Y., and the HealthEast Care System in Minnesota to implement the Chargemaster Corporate Toolkit, Online Reference Toolkit and Bill Analyzer solutions.
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Virginia is the first state to pass national healthcare nullification law

 Chelsey Ledue March 05, 2010
Virginia became the first state to enact legislation to prevent its citizens from being mandated to purchase health insurance or participate in any healthcare system.
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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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Tennessee health system boosts regional nursing program

 Richard Pizzi February 24, 2010
Mountain States Health Alliance, a 15-hospital health system in eastern Tennessee, is reaching across state lines to fund a nursing education program in Virginia, with the hope that local residents will ultimately fill nursing positions.
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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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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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DeRoyal Industries wins Novation contract to manufacture suction canisters

 Industry News Release February 11, 2010
Novation, the healthcare industry's leading supply contracting company, has awarded an agreement to DeRoyal Industries for NOVAPLUS Suction Canisters.
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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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Tennessee, Pennsylvania to get federal matching funds for EHRs

 Chelsey Ledue January 05, 2010
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that Medicaid programs in Tennessee and Pennsylvania will receive federal matching funds for state planning activities to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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Tennessee health system boosts revenue cycle technology

 Richard Pizzi December 16, 2009
The Wellmont Health System in Kingsport, Tenn., is expanding its revenue cycle management technology to include charge integrity, revenue capture and revenue recovery software.
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NHI to buy back six Florida skilled nursing facilities for $67M

 Chelsey Ledue December 07, 2009
National Health Investors, Inc., has agreed to purchase back six Florida skilled nursing facilities from Care Foundation of America, Inc., for $67 million, 10 years after selling the six nursing homes to CFA for just over $32 million.
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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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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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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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Vendor Notebook - ClaimTrust delivers denials solutions to Moses Taylor Hospital

 Eric Wicklund November 09, 2009
ClaimTrust has announced that Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, Pa., will implement the company's InSight Denials solutions to increase billing effectiveness, improve cash flow and generate new net revenue.
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Up-front collections: A hospital’s lifeline

 Healthcare Finance News Staff November 06, 2009
Commentary by Scott MacKenzie, CEO of Passport Health Communications in Franklin, Tenn.
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Vendor Notebook - Heartland Payment Systems unveils new payments portal

 Eric Wicklund October 19, 2009
Heartland Payment Systems, a provider of payment processing services, has unveiled ConfirmPay, powered by TransEngen, an integrated payments portal and healthcare eligibility verification system.
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Tennessee hospital signs supply chain management services deal

 Richard Pizzi October 16, 2009
MedAssets, Inc., has reached an agreement to become the primary group purchasing organization and a technology provider for supply chain system optimization for Maury Regional Medical Center of Columbia, Tenn.
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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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