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California hospitals end affiliation talks

 Richard Pizzi March 17, 2010
Affiliation discussions have ended between Los Angeles-area-based Downey Regional Medical Center and the five-hospital Daughters of Charity Health System.
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AssistMed signs strategic partnership agreement with Definitive Homecare Solutions

 Industry News Release March 16, 2010
AssistMed, Inc. has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Definitive Homecare Solutions, Ltd. to develop and offer an interface between AssistMed's Patient Adherence Solutions and Definitive Homecare Solutions' CPR+ patient and business management software designed for specialty pharmacy customer applications.
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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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Safety net providers gain dental funds

 Chelsey Ledue February 26, 2010
L.A. Care Health Plans’ Oral Health Initiative has awarded more than $600,000 to 9 community health organizations to improve access to dental services in Los Angeles County.
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Hospitals remain the biggest players in pricing decisions

 Richard Pizzi February 25, 2010
Despite the increasing clout of HMOs in the 1990s, hospitals maintained a dominant position in determining healthcare pricing decisions, according to a new study.
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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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How the legit get hit

 Nancy Beckley February 10, 2010
Providers in Florida have gotten used to all the jokes about our fine state, and in particular the one about the city of Miami being the epicenter, or ground zero, of Medicare fraud.
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Cost of long-term care insurance rise about 2 percent

 Chelsey Ledue December 28, 2009
Costs for long-term care insurance have risen about 2 percent compared to the prior year, according to a recent study.
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Medicare Fraud Strike Force expands, more arrests announced

 Chelsey Ledue December 16, 2009
The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services have expanded Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations to Brooklyn, N.Y., Tampa, Fla., and Baton Rouge, La.
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$600M in ARRA funding to give 85 community health centers a boost

 Molly Merrill December 09, 2009
Nearly $600 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding has been earmarked for community health center construction and renovation projects and to help networks of health centers adopt electronic healthcare records and other health IT systems.
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$600M in ARRA funding to give 85 community health centers a boost

 Diana Manos December 09, 2009
Nearly $600 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding has been earmarked for community health center construction and renovation projects and to help networks of health centers adopt electronic healthcare records and other health IT systems.
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Los Angeles clinic pays $3M to settle kickback charges

 Chelsey Ledue December 02, 2009
The Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles has agreed to pay $3 million to settle allegations that it received illegal kickbacks from the HealthSouth Corporation, according to the Justice Department.
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U.S. healthcare labor markets improve fastest in Sun Belt cities

 Richard Pizzi November 20, 2009
The HWS Labor Market Pulse Index, a quarterly barometer of local market healthcare workforce fluctuations, shows near-term demand for healthcare workers growing fastest in Houston, Orlando and Atlanta for the third quarter of 2009.
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Six health organizations push public-private care model

 Chelsey Ledue November 18, 2009
Six Los Angeles-based health foundations, health plans and healthcare providers are urging the University of California Regents to re-open the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center.
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Pacific Ventures inks medical billing outsourcing deal with ambulatory surgical center chain

 Industry News Release October 23, 2009
Pacific Ventures, a healthcare outsourcing company in India has secured an agreement to be the exclusive provider of medical coding, billing and transcription services to a large chain of ambulatory surgical centers in the United States.
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S&P lowers rating on Los Angeles hospital's revenue bonds

 Industry News Release October 13, 2009
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long-term rating to 'C' from 'CCC' on California Health Facilities Finance Authority's series 1993 revenue bonds issued on behalf of Downey Community Hospital, currently doing business as Downey Regional Medical Center. The outlook is negative.
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Study: Nearly 1 in 5 doctors has license issues

 Chelsey Ledue October 08, 2009
A study conducted by Medversant Technologies indicates 18.7 percent of healthcare practitioners are operating under "adverse findings" that include malpractice allegations, an expired license or false credentials.
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HighRoads seeks substance in first medical travel survey

 Eric Wicklund October 07, 2009
Does a hip replacement surgery in Los Angeles cost the same as one in London? And is the quality of care equivalent?
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California hospitals fined for administrative errors

 Chelsey Ledue September 28, 2009
The California Department of Public Health has fined 11 hospitals for noncompliance with requirements of licensure that have caused, or would be likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients.
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LA County budget cuts to deprive seniors, disabled of homecare service

 Chelsey Ledue September 22, 2009
Nearly 40,000 Los Angeles County seniors and people living with disabilities who rely on the state's In-Home Supportive Services program for vital care will lose care hours due to budget cuts.
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