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Area Health Care Forces Address Complex, Industry-wide Coding Challenge

January 25th, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — Two of the Commonwealth's leading health care organizations, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) and the Pennsylvania Medical Society, announced today they are working together to help physicians, ………click here to continue reading

Health care facilities squandered stimulus

October 16th, 2011

Health care organizations across the state are proceeding with layoffs. Health care organizations claim the layoffs are necessary because the state and federal governments have reduced reimbursements because of their poor financial conditions…….click here to continue reading

The Missing Ingredient in Accountable Care

January 27th, 2011

Health care experts tout accountable care organizations as the system’s best hope for the future, but engaging patients is crucial to their success…….click here to continue reading

Health care organizations should disclose medical errors that affect multiple patients: Researchers

September 5th, 2010

Health care organizations should disclose medical mistakes that affect multiple patients even if patients were not harmed by the event, according to an AHRQ-funded research paper published in the September 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine…….click here to continue reading

Health Care IT market set for continued growth over next five years: Compass Intelligence

June 16th, 2010

New research from Compass Intelligence shows that the Health Care IT market is primed for continued growth over the next five years. Compass Intelligence expects health care organizations including hospitals, doctors’ offices, private practices, clinics and other health care organizations to spend an estimated $73.1 Billion this year on IT products, services and solutions…….click here to continue reading