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Operating improvements drive debt rating boost for Connecticut hospital

 Richard Pizzi March 12, 2010
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised the outlook on its underlying rating on revenue bonds issued for Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn., from negative to stable.
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HHS spotlights healthcare insurance rate hikes

 Chelsey Ledue February 19, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has unveiled a new report, "Insurance Companies Prosper, Families Suffer: Our Broken Health Insurance System."
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Yale New Haven Health System automates invoice processing

 Richard Pizzi February 08, 2010
The Yale New Haven Health System has announced plans to automate the extraction of data from invoices throughout its three healthcare delivery networks.
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VHA Regional Network helps New England hospitals save over $1M on medications

 Industry News Release February 03, 2010
Working with VHA Inc., the national healthcare network, and its regional office near Boston, 11 hospitals in Connecticut and Massachusetts hired a consultant to coordinate their efforts to cut pharmacy costs, without compromising patient care.
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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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Vendor Notebook - TransUnion buys MedData

 Eric Wicklund January 11, 2010
TransUnion has acquired MedData, a Charlotte, N.C.-based provider of healthcare insurance information and data solutions for hospitals, physician practices and major healthcare insurance companies.
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$600M in ARRA funding to give 85 community health centers a boost

 Molly Merrill December 09, 2009
Nearly $600 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding has been earmarked for community health center construction and renovation projects and to help networks of health centers adopt electronic healthcare records and other health IT systems.
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$600M in ARRA funding to give 85 community health centers a boost

 Diana Manos December 09, 2009
Nearly $600 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding has been earmarked for community health center construction and renovation projects and to help networks of health centers adopt electronic healthcare records and other health IT systems.
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Campaign finance watchdog blasts senators on healthcare

 Diana Manos December 03, 2009
The Public Campaign Action Fund has named Sens. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as "insurance puppets" for their stances on healthcare reform.
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Vendor Notebook - Meta Health Technology wins software contract with Premier member hospitals

Eric Wicklund November 25, 2009
Meta Health Technology has been awarded a 36-month contract by Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, to provide Premier's more than 2,200 member hospitals and 63,0000 additional healthcare sites with access to pre-negotiated pricing and terms for Meta's patient chart abstracting and electronic physician query software.
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Population Health Impact Institute launches Healthcare Transparency Accreditation Program

 Industry News Release November 23, 2009
The Population Health Impact Institute, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, has announced that PHII’s Board of Directors has approved the Healthcare Transparency Accreditation Program, v 1.0 after two years of development.
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Connecticut hospital centralizes patient scheduling for ambulatory clinics

 Industry News Release November 03, 2009
The Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Conn., has successfully implemented Think First`s recommendation to centralize patient scheduling and registration for their ambulatory clinics.
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Connecticut State Medical Society issues results of health disparities survey

 Industry News Release October 29, 2009
Connecticut physicians believe they could be providing better care to patients of diverse racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds if they had training that was more accessible, according to the results of a survey released today by the Connecticut State Medical Society.
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Nurses, doctors go door-to-door for health reform

 Diana Manos October 12, 2009
Nurses and doctors from nine healthcare battleground states canvassed for health reform on Saturday.
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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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RAC Region A posts first set of CMS approved issues

 RACMonitor September 21, 2009
DCS, the Recovery Audit Contractor for Region A, has posted its first CMS approved issues to its Web site.
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HRSA releases $24.5M in grants to support Poison Control Centers

 Industry News Release September 10, 2009
The Health Resources and Services Administration has announced $24.5 million in grants to support the work of 55 poison control centers across the country.
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CMS project finds improved practiced care through P4P

 Kyle Hardy August 21, 2009
A five-year ongoing study involving 10 large physician practices across the country has shown increased revenue savings and improved quality of care through a pay-for-performance project.
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Connecticut hospitals tout community benefits

 Richard Pizzi July 07, 2009
A recent report by the Connecticut Hospital Association revealed that the amount spent by hospitals in the state toward community benefit programs in 2007 totaled $718 million.
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State experts discuss reform efforts at PFCD event

 Industry News Release June 18, 2009
The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease today held a Capitol Hill briefing to discuss comprehensive state health care reform efforts, why some succeeded and others failed, and why focusing on reducing the burden of chronic disease should be at the center of our national effort to reform health care.
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