Three of the largest health systems in Maryland and a large retirement community operator have joined together to build a statewide health information exchange network, according to a report by the Baltimore Sun.
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Stephanie Stinson is the administrative director of Strictly Pediatrics Surgery Center, an exclusive, pediatrics-only ASC located in Austin, Texas. Here, she discusses some of the qualities of a successful healthcare leader.
Spine Surgical Innovation has launched a new ad campaign that focuses on the rapid ability to customize the Swivel Port MIS Retractor System for the individual needs of spine OEM vendors, distributors and surgeons, according to an SSI news release.
CMS has basically upheld its previously stated rules on how hospitals and other providers can prevent recoupment of Medicare disputed payments during appeals of decisions by recovery audit contractors, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register.
Reading through the House Democrats' 1,017-page health reform legislation, Stephen S. Burkhart, MD, says he is uncomfortably reminded of the 1990s, when HMOs ruled the healthcare roost, pushing many practices into financial instability and restricting patients' access to orthopedic surgeons…
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Burlington, Mass.-based Nuance Communications, a leading supplier of speech solutions, announced that eClinicalWorks, a privately held leader in the ambulatory clinical systems market, and McKesson Practice Partner, a leading integrated electronic health record, medical billing and appointment scheduling software, have…
A day after Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) unveiled his healthcare reform bill, Pres. Obama accelerated a program providing $25 million total in grants to states and health systems to test new ways of handling medical malpractice lawsuits, according to a…
Here are the average salaries of medical coders in 2008 by employer type, according to Advance for Health Information Professionals' 2008 Salary Survey.
The healthcare reform bill recently released by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) does not include minimum requirements for charity care for nonprofit hospitals, according to a report in Wall Street Journal's Health Blog.
Advantedge Healthcare Solutions, one of the top 25 providers of medical billing and practice management services in the United States, announced that the company will be attending the Healthcare Billing & Management Association Fall 2009 Annual Conference and exhibiting at…