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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…

Amerinet, a leading group purchasing organization, has announced several new agreements, including agreements with Mercy Surgical Dressing Group and ODS Medical, according to an Amerinet news release.

CTQ Solutions has announced the Apex Quality Award winners for 2009, which recognizes outstanding healthcare organizations that demonstrate the highest levels of excellence in patient satisfaction throughout the country in markets served by CTQ, according to a CTQ news release.

Mercy Surgery Center in Springfield, Ohio, has announced that it will change its name to Springfield Regional Outpatient Center and shift its focus to endoscopy procedures, effective Sept. 21, according to a report by the Springfield News-Sun.

Here are the average gross charges and net revenue per case for 11 common surgical specialties at ASCs, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.

Primary care physicians were the most sought after medical professionals to fill openings on a temporary basis, according to the 2009 Survey of Temporary Physician Staffing Trends conducted by Staff Care, a nationwide temporary physician staffing firm and AMN Healthcare…