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Economist says episode payments will bend healthcare cost

 Patty Enrado March 15, 2010
Episode payments – case rates for major acute interventions and chronic conditions – are the best approach for payment reform, according to a University of California economist.
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Creative payment reform initiatives abound nationwide

 Patty Enrado March 12, 2010
Innovative programs, such as tying the payment system to the delivery system, could help bend the healthcare cost curve, according to Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund.
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Health Technology Investment Forum

 March 09, 2010
Health Technology Investment Forum is designed to bring together leading investors, market leaders, and high growth companies focused on health IT. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from both public and private high growth companies, gaining unparalleled investment insight.
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American Shared Hospital Services engages investment bank to assist with project financing

 Industry News Release February 22, 2010
American Shared Hospital Services, a provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, has engaged Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC, to act as placement agent in connection with the debt financing of single and two treatment room proton beam radiation therapy centers AMS is developing in San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Orlando and Long Beach, California.
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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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Fitch rates Scripps Health bank bonds at AA-

 Industry News Release February 01, 2010
Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' bank bond rating to the following California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA), CA revenue bonds: $40 million series 2010C variable-rate revenue bonds (Scripps Health).
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California nonprofit awaits funding as extension center

 Healthcare Finance News Staff January 21, 2010
Nonprofit Cal-REC is expecting this week a notice of intent to be funded as a Regional Extension Center (REC) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Health IT Extension Program, which set aside $30 million for 70 extension centers.
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California, Midwest markets see healthcare job growth

 Richard Pizzi January 12, 2010
The HWS Labor Market Pulse Index, a quarterly barometer of local market healthcare workforce fluctuations, reveals broadening demand for healthcare workers across a number of regions, particularly in California and parts of the Midwest and Southwest, for the fourth quarter of 2009.
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Calif. Blues' POET program delivers results

 Patty Enrado January 08, 2010
Blue Shield of California and network hospitals that have deployed its Partnership in Operations Excellence and Transparency (POET) have seen a reduction in administrative costs.
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Vendor Notebook - Healthpac to offer Alpha II's claims scrubber application to customer base

 Eric Wicklund December 11, 2009
Alpha II has announced that Healthpac Computer Systems will add Alpha II's ClaimStaker claims scrubber application to its customer base, which includes radiology, cardiology, neurology and other office-based healthcare providers.
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S&P revises MultiCare Health System bond outlook to positive

 Industry News Release December 04, 2009
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook to positive from stable and affirmed its 'A+' underlying rating on MultiCare Health System, Wash.'s outstanding debt.
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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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Strong operating performance lifts Washington hospital's bond rating

 Industry News Release November 10, 2009
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term rating and underlying rating to 'BBB+' from 'BBB' on the Washington Health Care Facilities Authority's $82.4 million series 2005A and B hospital revenue bonds issued for Overlake Hospital Association.
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Quantros acquires MediQual unit from CareFusion

 Eric Wicklund November 10, 2009
Quantros, Inc., a developer of data management and decision support solutions for the healthcare industry, is beefing up its business intelligence platform with the acquisition of the CareFusion Corporation’s MediQual unit.
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Health 2.0 companies reach out to hospitals

 Patty Enrado November 06, 2009
Contrary to popular belief, Health 2.0 isn’t just for patients. Entrepreneurs are leveraging its tools and services to drive administrative efficiency for hospitals.
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Systems see ROI in IT action

 Patty Enrado November 06, 2009
UMass Memorial Health Care, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Catholic Healthcare West are investing millions of dollars in multi-year healthcare IT initiatives.
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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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New payer may compel value-based benefits

 Patty Enrado October 07, 2009
A new payer will be launching its value-based benefit plans to small employer groups in Fresno, Calif., during the first quarter of 2010.
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Panel: Health 2.0 can impact healthcare costs

 Patty Enrado October 07, 2009
Health 2.0 technologies and services are powerful tools that can lower administrative healthcare costs, a panel told attendees at Tuesday's Health 2.0 Conference.
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UCSF Medical Group implements claims scrubbing technology

 Industry News Release September 18, 2009
Think First, a premier provider of revenue cycle services, has been chosen by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Group to support their efforts to improve revenue cycle performance.
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