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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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Hospitals outsourcing business office duties

 Richard Pizzi February 26, 2010
In these days of increasing bad debt, depleted cash-on-hand and narrow margins, health systems need to streamline their revenue cycle operations, and that often means outsourcing services or automating processes that were previously done by hand.
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State-level fiscal crises hurt hospitals

 Richard Pizzi February 26, 2010
State Medicaid programs around the country continue to take the brunt of legislative budget cuts in early 2010, and hospitals are feeling the heat.
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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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Healthcare Billing & Management Association to host 2010 Compliance Conference

 Healthcare Finance News Staff February 08, 2010
The Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA), a non-profit educational resource and advocacy group representing third-party medical billers and billing professionals, today announced details of the association’s 2010 Compliance Conference.
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VITAS Innovative Hospice Care signs national agreement with American CareSource

 Industry News Release January 29, 2010
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care announced an agreement with American CareSource that will provide their members access to comprehensive hospice services in every market in which VITAS operates.
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State of the Union reactions show support for healthcare reform

 Diana Manos January 28, 2010
Reactions to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Wednesday night were varied in support for Democratic proposals, but stakeholders are in agreement that America needs healthcare reform.
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NewsMaker Interview: William C. McGinly

 Healthcare Finance News Staff January 08, 2010
Inerview with William C. McGinly, president and CEO, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.
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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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Francisco Partners to acquire QuadraMed

 Bernie Monegain December 08, 2009
The QuadraMed Corp., a Reston, Va.-based provider of revenue cycle management technology and services, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm.
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WellAWARE Systems raises $7.5M in growth capital

 Industry News Release December 07, 2009
WellAWARE Systems, the leading developer of next-generation wellness monitoring solutions for senior care providers, has closed $7.5 million of growth capital from Valhalla Partners and .406 Ventures.
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Tough times sparked hospital mergers, affiliation

 Richard Pizzi December 04, 2009
The depressed economic climate in 2009 led some hospitals to seek out opportunities for affiliation arrangements with other facilities, and sometimes even for mergers.
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Survey: Veterans face barriers to mental health, substance abuse treatment

 Chelsey Ledue November 12, 2009
A new survey by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare finds that veterans face significant barriers to accessing mental health and substance abuse treatment despite the fact that the Veterans Mental Health Act was signed into law more than a year ago.
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States to play important role in healthcare reform

 Kyle Hardy October 23, 2009
The federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has released “requests for proposals” to all 50 states to apply for grants worth $1.2 billion.
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Virginia medical center adopts Web-based infection tracking tool

 Industry News Release September 29, 2009
Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center of Midlothian, Va., has selected Premier’s SafetySurveillor Web-based infection tracking and antimicrobial utilization tool.
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RAC program now nationwide, audits launched in Region A

 Diana Manos September 25, 2009
Diversified Collection Services, the Medicare recovery audit contractor for Region A, has announced it will begin audits on durable medical equipment billed to Medicare, bringing the RAC program live nationwide.
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Vendor Notebook - MEDai Pinpoint Review installed at nine-hospital health system

 Eric Wicklund September 21, 2009
MEDai, Inc., an Elsevier subsidiary, has announced that Novant Health, a nine-hospital system serving North and South Carolina and Virginia, has rolled out the company's Pinpoint Review solution.
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Novant Health deploys predictive modeling solution to nine hospitals

 Industry News Release September 15, 2009
MEDai, Inc., a provider of advanced solutions for healthcare that utilize award-winning predictive analytics, announced today that Novant Health, a not-for-profit integrated group of hospitals and physician practices, will roll out MEDai’s Pinpoint Review to its nine hospitals in North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina.
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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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