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Texas Academy of Family Physicians to begin payer benchmarking

 Richard Pizzi December 08, 2009
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians will begin aggregating members' reimbursement data and provide real-time payer benchmarking to identify problem payers and troubling reimbursement trends before they turn into cash-flow pitfalls.
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Vendor Notebook - St. Vincent Health expands use of MedAssets' RCM solutions

 Eric Wicklund September 14, 2009
MedAssets, Inc., an Atlanta-based developer of spend management and revenue cycle solutions, has announced that St. Vincent Health of Indianapolis has expanded its use of the company's RCM products and services.
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Averde Health begins building Texas provider network

 Industry News Release September 11, 2009
Averde Health formally announced its entry into the state of Texas, focusing on network development in Austin, San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
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Texas Dental Association offers new Accounts Receivable Management Services to members

 Industry News Release September 03, 2009
The Texas Dental Association has partnered with TekCollect, Inc., the nation's leading accounts receivable management firm, to provide its members with custom collection programs and services.
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Texas lawmakers urged to protect seniors' Medicare-funded nursing home care

 Chelsey Ledue July 24, 2009
The Texas Health Care Association has urged the state's federal lawmakers to ensure the interests of their oldest, most vulnerable constituents are protected as the reform debate escalates.
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Vendor Notebook - GE Healthcare of Illinois has signed multi-million-dollar agreement

 Eric Wicklund May 21, 2009
GE Healthcare of Barrington, Ill., has signed a multi-million-dollar agreement with Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., for the Centricity suite of solutions for EMR, HIE, patient portal and financial management.
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Texas health centers ink revenue cycle deal

 Chelsey Ledue May 11, 2009
AMPM, Inc., has announced a long-term contract to provide medical billing services for the Seton Family of Hospitals Community Health Centers in Austin, Texas.
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Vendor Notebook - MPV announces new eligibility solution contracts

 Healthcare Finance News Staff May 04, 2009
Medical Present Value has announced four new contracts for the company's MPV Eligibility solution, which automates patient insurance and benefits verification processes.
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Vendor Notebook - MPV upgrades tools to create multi-payer application

 Eric Wicklund April 27, 2009
Medical Present Value, Inc., of Austin, Texas, has integrated its MPV Patient Portion Pricer and MPV Eligibility solutions to create a multi-payer application that uses claims valuation and real-time insurance and benefits verification to help physician practices reduce bad debt and collect more payments upfront.
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Vendor Notebook - McKesson revenue management group partners with TELCOR

 Eric Wicklund April 13, 2009
McKesson Provider Solutions, has announced that TELCOR, Inc., a provider of outreach information systems like the TELCOR Billing Information System, will partner with McKesson's Revenue Management Solutions group to help clinical and molecular laboratories access billing and practice management solutions.
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Central Texas hospital will convert to children's hospital

 Chelsey Ledue April 03, 2009
King's Daughters Hospital and Scott and White Healthcare will create a regional free-standing children's hospital on the campus of King's Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas. It will become the only hospital of its kind between Austin and Dallas.
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Texas coalition calls for increased funding for nursing education

 Healthcare Finance News Staff February 13, 2009
The Texas Nursing Workforce Shortage Coalition, a collection of healthcare organizations, business groups and education officials, has called on state legislators to address the state's critical nursing shortage.
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Health insurance and bureaucracy rob patients of doc's time

 Chelsey Ledue February 06, 2009
Doctors today are finding it harder to spend quality time with their patients, according to a new survey by the Texas Medical Association (TMA).
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Texas extends Medicaid coverage for children affected by Hurricane Ike

 Diana Manos December 24, 2008
 The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is extending Medicaid coverage for about 34,000 children in the Houston-Beaumont areas over concerns that Hurricane Ike may have disrupted the abil...
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Texas hospitals reinvest savings from medical liability reform

 Richard Pizzi September 12, 2008
Five years after the implementation of extensive medical liability reforms, Texas hospitals report major reductions in liability costs and reinvestment of savings in new patient-oriented programs....
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Vendor Notebook - U.S. Preventive Medicine extends Arizona contract

 Healthcare Finance News Staff August 11, 2008
U.S. Preventive Medicine of Jacksonville, Fla. has announced that the City of Tempe, Ariz. has extended its contract with the company to provide disease management services to employees with as...
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MPV beefs up insurance eligibility process with TeraHealth acquisition

 Healthcare Finance News Staff July 21, 2008
Two vendors of financial software for healthcare providers are joining forces to help physician practices improve their revenue cycle process, from insurance verification to reimbursement monitoring....
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Solutions and Services News Briefs

 Healthcare Finance News Staff July 02, 2008
MPV automates processes for 3 medical groupsMedical Present Value, Inc. of Austin, Texas has added three academic medical groups to its list of customers seeking to automate payer contract...
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Vendor Notebook - MPV to supply contract management for three doc groups

 Healthcare Finance News Staff June 16, 2008
Medical Present Value, Inc. of Austin, Texas has announced that three academic groups with 1,700 physicians – Seattle-based University of Washington Physicians, the Columbia, SC-based Uni...
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Texas health data law faces scrutiny

 Patty Enrado May 07, 2008
AUSTIN, TX – House Bill 2015 sailed through the Texas House (144-0) and Senate (31-0) and was signed into law last year by Governor Rick Perry.Now the law – which as of Jan. 1 req...
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