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Michigan Pricing Database Hits Net

The Michigan Health and Hospital Association announced a new, voluntary effort to provide state residents with pricing information for common medical procedures, according to a piece in the Detroit Free Press. more...

August 20, 2007 Related topics: Finance, Trends, Partnerships & Consortia, Pricing

Asset Tracking Tool from Xmark Launched

Xmark Corporation launched a new asset tracking system that incorporates RFID technology and is specifically created for the healthcare setting. more...

July 18, 2007 Related topics: Supply chain/SCM, Pricing, IT & software

Market Forces and EHRs As Seen by Vendor CEOs

In the competitive market driven economy, one might anticipate dropping costs in response to a growing array of...

Insurers Question Hospital Pricing

State Farm is suing Florida Hospital, the largest hospital system in the state. The suit includes a claim...

ECRI Sues Guidant to Keep Publishing Prices

The non-profit Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) has sued Guidant in Federal District Court in Pennsylvania. ECRI...

WellPoint to Acquire American Imaging Management

WellPoint Incorporated, a health insurance company, plans to acquire American Imaging Management. The deal entails a $300 million...

Heart Bypass Study Challenges Quality Assumptions

A report published by the Pennsylvania State Health Care Cost Containment Council examined the average cost for heart...

Gamma System Updated

Elekta is introducing a new iteration of it’s Leksell GammaKnife system for intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery. ...

Medicare Drug Pricing Bill Passes Committee

In a stab at the pharmaceutical industry, the Senate Finance Committee approved a bill that will allow negotiations...

Rendell Releases Prescription for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell proposed a new approach to address management of chronic illness, Prescription for Pennsylvania. The...

State Supreme Court Dismisses Suit

The Supreme Court of South Dakota recently dismissed (pdf) two class action lawsuits based on the claim that...

Insurers Re-evaluate Reimbursement for Angioplasty

Findings from the COURAGE trial, shared last week at the American College of Cardiology Conference and published in...

Cerner Streamlines Healthcare Workflows, (Somewhat) Challenged by Open Source

This month Fast Company has a primer on digital medical records with a specific focus on Cerner Corp.,...

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