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Ratings boost for University of Maryland Medical System bonds

 Industry News Release October 19, 2009
Effective Oct. 22, 2009, Fitch Ratings will upgrade the ratings assigned to the $50,000,000 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority revenue bonds, University of Maryland Medical System Issue, series 2008D to 'AA+/F1+' from 'A/F1'.
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'Going green' doesn't mean spending a lot of green

 Molly Merrill June 15, 2009
Hospitals facing budget shortfalls are weary of "going green" because they think it will cost them more money - but this is a myth.
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U.S. hospitals waste $12B annually due to poor communication

 Chelsey Ledue March 10, 2009
Researchers from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business say poor communication in U.S. hospitals has cost the nation $12 billion a year.
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U.S. Hospitals Waste $12 Billion Annually Because of Poor Communication

 Industry News Release March 09, 2009
Researchers from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business put a price tag on the cost of poor communication in U.S. hospitals at $12 billion per year. The research, newly released from the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS), is the first to quantify the economic impact of a health care system rife with communication delays and failures. Among key findings was unnecessarily long hospital stays - such as the time and resources patients squandered waiting to be discharged - account for 54 percent of total losses.
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CareMedic connects Md. health system

 Healthcare Finance News Staff July 02, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Three hospitals in the University of Maryland Medical System are now able to share financial and clinical data on patients, thanks to the implementation of CareMedic Systems...
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Vendor Notebook - Emdeon processes billionth PDTS pharmacy claim

 Healthcare Finance News Staff June 23, 2008
Emdeon Business Services of Nashville, Tenn. has announced that it has processed its one billionth pharmacy claim for the U.S. Department of Defense through the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service (PDTS...
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CareMedic connects disparate business offices at Maryland health system

 Healthcare Finance News Staff June 17, 2008
Three hospitals in the University of Maryland Medical System are now able to share financial and clinical data on patients, thanks to the implementation of CareMedic Systems, Inc.'s new electronic Fin...
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