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HealthEast automates revenue integrity program

 Industry News Release March 02, 2010
Craneware, Inc., a provider of automated revenue integrity solutions that improve healthcare providers' financial performance, announced today that HealthEast Care System, one of the largest health care providers in the Minneapolis/St Paul area and named one of the Top 10 U.S. Health Systems by Thompson Reuters based on clinical performance, has signed a multi-year contract for a revenue management solution.
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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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U.S. Bank signs marketing partnership agreement with My HSA Rewards

 Industry News Release February 10, 2010
U.S. Bank and My HSA Rewards have formed a marketing partnership to benefit U.S. Bank HSA customers.
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Minnesota, Wisconsin businesses say healthcare is greatest obstacle to expansion

 Chelsey Ledue February 09, 2010
In a survey of 178 companies in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, employers identified affordable healthcare as the greatest obstacle to business expansion.
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UnitedHealthcare's 'Refill and Save Program' rewards prescription drug compliance

 Chelsey Ledue February 02, 2010
Providers can leverage a UnitedHealthcare prescription drug program that offers $20 discounts off certain prescription drug co-payments, to boost medication compliance.
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TSYS to process healthcare benefit cards for U.S. Bank

 Richard Pizzi January 28, 2010
U.S. Bank has signed a long-term agreement with TSYS that will allow the company to provide card processing services for the bank's consumer-directed healthcare benefit cards.
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UnitedHealthcare achieves full NCQA accreditation

 Chelsey Ledue January 14, 2010
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, has achieved full National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Accreditation across its principal commercial health plan offerings.
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Companion Life Insurance acquires Summit Reinsurance

 Chelsey Ledue January 13, 2010
Columbia, S.C.-based Companion Life Insurance has purchased Indiana-based Summit Reinsurance Services, a re-insurer of HMOs and insurance companies and managing general underwriter of stop loss coverage for employer health plans.
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The promise of integrated healthcare

 Rick Norling January 08, 2010
In the early 90s, ten health systems came together with faculty, including Steve Shortell, David Anderson, and the late Walt McNerney, to explore integrated care in the Health Systems Integration Study (HSIS).
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Study says many seniors may switch insurance coverage

 Chelsey Ledue November 30, 2009
A study has found that 27 percent of Medicare Advantage and Supplemental Medicare insurance customers intend to shop for and possibly switch their coverage.
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Study: Hospitals are getting doctors to participate in quality programs

 Diana Manos October 15, 2009
A study released Thursday by the Center for Studying Health System Change shows that some hospitals have found ways to urge community physicians to engage in quality improvement and reporting programs.
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State of Minnesota awards Third Party Liability Services contract to HMS

 Industry News Release September 17, 2009
HMS has been awarded a contract by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide additional third-party liability services.
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University experts warn of H1N1's impact on businesses, healthcare providers

 Diana Manos September 16, 2009
Public health experts at Harvard and the University of Minnesota are warning that H1N1 will threaten most businesses in America as the flu spreads and more people miss work.
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Minnesota moves to make cost, quality information more transparent

 Chelsey Ledue August 27, 2009
MN Community Measurement has published new information about how much Minnesota's medical groups are paid to provide more than 100 common healthcare services.
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New nurses union to hold founding convention

 Richard Pizzi August 26, 2009
Leaders of three major nurses' organizations that are coming together to form the largest registered nurses union in U.S. history have said they will hold a founding convention Dec. 7-8 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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U.S. Bank partners with WebMD to boost HSA offering

 Richard Pizzi August 25, 2009
U.S. Bank Healthcare Payment Solutions has partnered with WebMD to offer its U.S. Bank Health Savings Account customers enhanced online health tools from the provider of online health information services.
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Vendor Notebook - Consumer Health Technologies to integrate benefits platform with TSYS card solution

 Eric Wicklund July 27, 2009
Consumer Health Technologies has announced an agreement with TSYS Healthcare to integrate TSYS' payment card solution with CHT's BenefitSpan benefit administration platform for managing HRA, FSA and HAS accounts.
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MinuteClinic now a participating provider in all CareFirst BCBS plans

 Chelsey Ledue June 24, 2009
MinuteClinic, billed as the largest provider of retail healthcare in the United States, has become a participating provider in all insurance plans offered by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
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U.S. Bank introduces new payment technology for physician practices

 Richard Pizzi June 03, 2009
U.S. Bank has launched a new physician-focused payment tool that enables doctors' offices to collect more patient self-pay balances - such as co-pays and deductibles - at the time and point of care.
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Notes from the Field: Job losses, SCHIP expansion, Medicaid cuts

 Richard Pizzi May 15, 2009
More healthcare finance news from the state and community level, where the rubber meets the road.
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