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Cherokee Health Systems selects NextGen Healthcare to provide RCM services

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today that Cherokee Health Systems has selected NextGen Healthcare to provide revenue cycle management (RCM) services to re-engineer its business processes, improve financial results and drive business growth.

2 Jun 2014

Experts from ProfNet network available to discuss timely issues in coverage area

Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. If you are interested in interviewing any of the experts, please contact them via the contact information at the end of the listing.

31 May 2014

Oregon Gov. pursues lawsuit against Oracle

Gov. John Kitzhaber asks the state attorney general to start legal proceedings against the company that was paid $130 million to build the state's online exchange, which never functioned properly.

31 May 2014

Va. Senate Republican offers proposal on Medicaid impasse

State Sen. Emmett Hanger seeks a compromise on the issue that threatens to shut down the state government because it has deadlocked negotiations on the budget.

31 May 2014

First Edition: May 30, 2014

Today's headlines include the latest reports about the problems with the VA health system. Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Rovner reports: "It's not just veterans who are having trouble with health care.

30 May 2014

State highlights: Complaint says Fla. plans tried to keep out AIDS patients; Ill. restores some Medicaid services; Fla. Gov. to sue feds

Four Florida insurance companies offering Affordable Care Act policies are discriminating against people with HIV or AIDS, according to two health-rights organizations that plan to file a formal complaint with the federal government Thursday.

30 May 2014

Griffith University-led student midwives clinic benefits expectant mothers

Expectant mothers on the Gold Coast are benefitting with the launch of a Griffith University-led student midwives clinic.

29 May 2014

First Edition: May 29, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles on an inspector general's report on care at VA hospitals and growing pressure from some House Republicans to vote on an alternative to the Affordable Care Act.

29 May 2014

Synexus starts new state of art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany

On 28th May, 2014, Synexus officially opened a new state of the art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany.

From AES - Accelerated Enrollment Solutions 29 May 2014

Study shows amphetamines can keep exhaustion at bay in male rats

Indiana University researchers put male rats to the test to determine the role amphetamines play when used in conjunction with exercise.

29 May 2014

With an eye toward November, some Democrats using health law against GOP

Dems are taking a "more assertive stance" as Republicans are attempting to nuance their attacks as they move past primaries and into the mid-term election.

29 May 2014

Research: Relationship between marathon running times and age of athlete is U-shaped

Spanish researchers have demonstrated that the relationship between marathon running times and the age of the athlete is U-shaped. The work shows the unusual fact that it takes an 18-year-old athlete the same amount of time to finish a marathon as a 55- or 60-year-old runner.

29 May 2014

State highlights: Calif. tables immigrant health care bill; new La. hospital financing plan; Calif. insurance commissioner powers

Nearly 200 proposals were shelved in the Legislature on Friday, including controversial measures that would have provided health care coverage to people in the country illegally, imposed a tax on oil drilled from the ground and created a voluntary substance-abuse counseling program for doctors (McGreevy and Mason, 5/23).

28 May 2014

Senate panel recommends Burwell's confirmation as health and human services secretary

Eight Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee joined 13 Democrats to endorse Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who is expected to gain the full Senate's approval, too.

23 May 2014

First Edition: May 22, 2014

Today's headlines include coverage of the Senate Finance Committee vote to recommend Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

22 May 2014

IBM collaborates with Zambian Ministry of Health to provide life saving drugs to citizens

IBM today announced a collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of Health to provide citizens with improved access to 200 life saving drugs.

22 May 2014

Awards scheme launched to recognise innovation in healthcare throughout the East Midlands

An awards scheme has been launched to recognise and celebrate innovation in healthcare throughout the East Midlands. Sponsored by the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network, cash prizes are available across a range of categories.

22 May 2014

Viewpoints: Michelle Nunn's confusing stance on health law; seeking to assess Wis. wxperiment

In Georgia, where the Republican Senate primary takes place today, the early campaign season has been spent with the candidates vying to out-conservative each other.

22 May 2014

Physicians Realty Trust prices public offering of common stock at $12.50 per share

Physicians Realty Trust ("the Company"), a self-managed healthcare real estate company, announced today the pricing of its public offering of 11,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest at a price to the public of $12.50 per share, for a total of approximately $129.5 million of net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

21 May 2014

Viewpoints: Cutting costs for patients with chronic illness; Gov. Pence's change of Heart; fix the VA

Most health care plans ask that you spend some money out of your pocket whenever you use the health care system. This is known as cost-sharing .... Cost-sharing works for most people, because most people are healthy. Healthy people who use health care are often doing so inefficiently.

21 May 2014

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Cherokee Health Systems selects NextGen Healthcare to provide RCM services

Experts from ProfNet network available to discuss timely issues in coverage area

Oregon Gov. pursues lawsuit against Oracle

Va. Senate Republican offers proposal on Medicaid impasse

First Edition: May 30, 2014

State highlights: Complaint says Fla. plans tried to keep out AIDS patients; Ill. restores some Medicaid services; Fla. Gov. to sue feds

Griffith University-led student midwives clinic benefits expectant mothers

First Edition: May 29, 2014

Synexus starts new state of art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany

Study shows amphetamines can keep exhaustion at bay in male rats

With an eye toward November, some Democrats using health law against GOP

Research: Relationship between marathon running times and age of athlete is U-shaped

State highlights: Calif. tables immigrant health care bill; new La. hospital financing plan; Calif. insurance commissioner powers

Senate panel recommends Burwell's confirmation as health and human services secretary

First Edition: May 22, 2014

IBM collaborates with Zambian Ministry of Health to provide life saving drugs to citizens

Awards scheme launched to recognise innovation in healthcare throughout the East Midlands

Viewpoints: Michelle Nunn's confusing stance on health law; seeking to assess Wis. wxperiment

Physicians Realty Trust prices public offering of common stock at $12.50 per share

Viewpoints: Cutting costs for patients with chronic illness; Gov. Pence's change of Heart; fix the VA

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