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HHS, Emdeon partnership provides EHRs to underserved areas
Electronic health record vendor Emdeon and the Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Minority Health have launched an initiative wherein the latter will donate EHR software and
Emdeon to go private as Blackstone invests $3 billion
The Blackstone Group has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Emdeon, one of the largest claims clearinghouses in the U.S., for about $3 billion. Hellman and Friedman, another private equity
Blackstone to turn healthcare billing company private
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions aren't just booming for hospitals and payers; healthcare payment services firms are getting in on the action too. Most recently, Emdeon has entered into a
AAFP in benchmarking pilot with Emdeon clearinghouse
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has launched a pilot with Emdeon, one of the largest claims clearinghouses in the country, to use Emdeon's aggregated claims and clinical data to
Information overload? New personal health card doubles as a credit card
A new hybrid personal health record/credit card released this week by Broomfield, Colo.-based LifeNexus might just be nirvana for patients who have longed for an easier way to consolidate and carry
Health IT remains attractive to private equity firms
Healthcare insiders know what the general public doesn't seem to grasp: There's more true reform in the $27 billion EMR subsidy program authorized by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Microsoft's Ballmer: Focus on the patient for long-term gains
It's not exactly a secret that various technology companies stand to profit handsomely from the estimated $20 billion infusion of federal dollars into electronic medical records. In jockeying for
Famed investor Soros takes position in revenue cycle player Emdeon
When high-profile investor George Soros takes an interest in a company, it's bigger news than when other investors toss money into the pot. The latest news from his hedge fund, Soros Fund Management,
