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Sep 10 2013

qsi

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Quality Systems, which offers the NextGen EHR line, has acquired Mirth Corp. (this is no laughing matter), which sells health information exchange technology, for about $60 million.

Sep 09 2013

md fee

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Centers for Medicare Services explanation of the proposed 2013 Medicare physician reimbursement shows that costs for running a physician practice have been rising faster than reimbursement by about 1% a year since 1998.  

Sep 09 2013

prem

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Avalere released yet another analysis of exchange premiums, showing wide variation across and within states in rates for bronze or silver plans.

Sep 09 2013

qa

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The multiplicity of provider quality measures and measurement programs likely makes it harder to reach the goal of easy-to-understand, workable initiatives for quality improvement.

Sep 09 2013

ipa

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

According to research in Health Affairs, small physician practices improve their quality when they are part of IPAs or other physician associations.

Sep 08 2013

ms

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MedSolutions, a medical care management company, is acquiring Triad, which manages musculoskeletal treatment.

Sep 03 2013

vc

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Audax Health has raised an additional $20 million to continue development of its platform to help consumers be engaged in leading healthy lives.

Sep 03 2013

MA

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

According to a Sherlock Co. analysis Medicare Advantage plan STAR ratings tend to rise in correlation with medical management spending.

Sep 03 2013

vc

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Quantia has raised an additional $10 million in capital to help expand its social learning and networking site for physicians.

Sep 03 2013

hit

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Markets & Markets estimates that almost $11 billion will be spend on current fad big data and health care analytics next year.

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