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Healthcare Financial Management archives from December 2008

Least costly alternative medicare payment determinations rejected in federal court.(Medicare Payment)(Ilene Hays v. Leavitt)
December 1, 2008... The authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to base reimbursements for certain items and services at the payment allowance for the least costly medically appropriate alternative has been rejected by the U.S. District...

A growing problem.(NEWS WATCH)(United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports on diabetes)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... A GROWING PROBLEM: The rate of new cases of diagnosed diabetes rose by more than 90% among adults over the past 10 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Implications of Obama healthcare plan for hospital credit ratings generally positive.(Healthcare Reform)
December 1, 2008... If the healthcare reform plan President elect Barack Obama proposed during his campaign were enacted into law, the credit rating implications for healthcare providers would be generally positive, according to Moody's Investors Service. In...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a final rule establishing Medicare payment and policy changes for services.(CMS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a final rule establishing Medicare payment and policy changes for services in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgical centers for calendar year (CY) 2009....

On Oct. 17, 2008, CMS released a new annual report projecting that, under current law, Medicaid benefits spending will increase 7.3 percent from 2007 to 2008.(CMS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... On Oct. 17, 2008, CMS released a new annual report projecting that, under current law, Medicaid benefits spending will increase 7.3 percent from 2007 to 2008, reaching $339 billion, and will grow at an annual average rate of 7.9 percent over...

Not all costs are rising.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... NOT ALL COSTS ARE RISING: The cost of the Medicare prescription drug program fell by $6 billion during the past year, due in part to widespread use of generic drugs, says a report in USA Today.

Recent CMS transmittals of note for healthcare finance professionals.(CMS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Recent CMS transmittals of note for healthcare finance professionals include: * Transmittal 1626: Medicare Payment Rate Increases for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers (Oct. 31, 2008) * Transmittal 396:...

Hawaii ends universal health care for children after seven months.(State Watch)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Just seven months after Hawaii began a universal child healthcare program, the state is ending the program, the Associated Press reported on Oct. 17, 2008. The Keiki Care program was designed to provide coverage to all children from birth...

Pursuant to the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, final rules for group health plans and health insurance issuers concerning hospital lengths of stay for mothers and newborns following childbirth were published in the Oct. 20, 2008, Federal Register.(Federal Register)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Pursuant to the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, final rules for group health plans and health insurance issuers concerning hospital lengths of stay for mothers and newborns following...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule in the Nov. 7, 2008.(Federal Register)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule in the Nov. 7, 2008, Federal Register aligning the Medicaid definition of outpatient hospital services more closely to the Medicare definition. According to CMS, the...

There ought to be a law.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW: It is still legal in nine states and the District of Columbia for insurers to reject applicants for health coverage who are survivors of domestic violence, according to a study by the National Women's Law Center.

Massachusetts health reform points to national challenges.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... As the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama contemplates national healthcare reform, the experiments of Massachusetts with near-universal health care suggest some of the challenges that might lie ahead on the national stage,...

For links to pertinent rules and notices.(Federal Register)
December 1, 2008... For links to pertinent rules and notices published in the Federal Register, go to www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/frcont08.html.

The Federal Trade Commission has granted a six-month delay in enforcement of the new "Red Flags Rule" until May 1, 2009.(FTC)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The Federal Trade Commission has granted a six-month delay in enforcement of the new "Red Flags Rule" until May 1, 2009. The delay is intended to give creditors and financial institutions additional time in which to develop and implement...

The IRS's community benefit standard allows not-for-profit hospitals broad latitude to determine the services and activities that constitute community benefit.(GAO)
December 1, 2008... The IRS's community benefit standard allows not-for-profit hospitals broad latitude to determine the services and activities that constitute community benefit. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that although...

Patients' patience.(NEWS WATCH)(Survey)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... PATIENTS' PATIENCE: Patients will spend up to three and a half hours in an emergency department before their satisfaction levels drop, according to a survey of patients in Troy, Mich., reported on The Wall Street Journal Health Blog.

Comparison of U.S. population and uninsured population by race 2007.(NEWS WATCH)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... COMPARISON OF U.S. POPULATION AND UNINSURED POPULATION BY RACE 2007 Total Population by Race Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% Black, 13% White, 66% Other, 2% Total Uninsured Population by Race ...

A GAO study of registered nurse (RN) recruitment and retention in the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) healthcare system found that VA's ability to retain its RNs is adversely affected by two main factors.(GAO)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... A GAO study of registered nurse (RN) recruitment and retention in the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) healthcare system found that VA's ability to retain its RNs is adversely affected by two main factors. First, inpatient RNs reported that...

The Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken limited actions to ensure adequate implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule.(OIG)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken limited actions to ensure adequate implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and...

Money is tight.(NEWS WATCH)(Survey)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... MONEY IS TIGHT: 22% of respondents to a consumer poll by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions said they have an outstanding medical bill that is more than 90 days past due.

RAC Permanent Program Delayed.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)(Recovery Audit Contractors)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that it is required to impose an automatic stay in the work of the four contractors selected for the Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) permanent program. This action is the result of...

Health sector outlooks changed to negative from stable.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)
December 1, 2008... Moody's Investors Service has changed credit condition outlooks for both the for-profit and not-for-profit hospital sectors to negative from stable. Factors in the two rating decisions included softening volumes, increasing bad debt exposure,...

Survey finds widespread dissatisfaction with current healthcare payment system.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)(Survey)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Leaders in health care and healthcare policy feel strongly that the U.S. healthcare system must be fundamentally reformed. More than two-thirds of respondents to a Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare survey expressed strong dissatisfaction with...

Cancer patients forgoing treatment because of cost.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)(Report)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The Cost of Cancer, a report published on Oct. 13, 2008, by the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, finds a clear link between patients' annual income and their decisions to curb cancer treatments due to cost, even among patients with...

More than 2 million children with insured parents are uninsured.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Some 2.3 million children a year, mostly from low- to middle-income families, have no healthcare coverage to pay for preventive or other medical needs, even though at least one of their parents is insured, according to a new study published in...

$2.5 billion in extra payments made to private medicare advantage plans.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Private fee-for-service Medicare Advantage plans will be paid an average 16.6 percent more in 2008 compared with what the same enrollees would have cost in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program, according to a report from The...

The sounds of music.(Member Spotlight)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Debbie Halverson says her passion for singing is a natural fit with her work in patient accounting. Among her fellow San Diego Imperial Chapter members, Debbie Halverson, FHFMA, is known as "the woman who sang...

Survey says: healthcare lawsuits on the rise.(From the Headlines)
December 1, 2008... Forty percent of healthcare companies expect litigation to increase in the next year, with 52 percent of healthcare companies facing six or more new lawsuits last year, according to law firm Fulbright & Jaworski LLP of New York. In its 2008...

Economy could affect our waistlines.(From the Headlines)
December 1, 2008... Nearly six out of 10 Americans say they've cut back on the quantity or quality of food they buy because of increasing prices, according to a survey conducted by Hormel Foods Corporation. More than four out of five Americans are concerned about...

Overheard.(ETCETERA)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... "If a plan like what President-elect Obama has proposed were to be enacted, more consumers would have access to the healthcare system on an insured basis. While this is expected to benefit healthcare providers, cost-cutting initiatives proposed...

Obama's healthcare reform plan could cost $75 billion, report says.(From the Headlines)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... President-elect Barack Obama's proposed reform of the U.S. health system would cost the federal government $75 billion in 2009 dollars, the equivalent of $2,500 per newly insured person, according to a report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers....

Accountability for errors should extend to all in healthcare marketplace.(VIEWS)
December 1, 2008... In the article "Mistakes to Cost Hospitals" (Japsen, Bruce, Chicago Tribune, Aug. 7, 2008), reporter Bruce Japsen addressed accountability in the healthcare marketplace. The article presents the notion that quality will be impacted by holding...

2009 healthcare predictions: staying ahead of the trend.(VIEWS)
December 1, 2008... Over the past several months, a variety of healthcare-related stories have been making national headlines. And although these startling headlines are used for shock value, the ripple effect across the proverbial healthcare pond will be real. To...

Making connections in times of change.(making connections)
December 1, 2008... "There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse!" So wrote Washington Irving in his Tales of a Traveller, first published in 1824. "As I have often found in travelling in a stagecoach," Irving continues, "that it...

Elevator decisions: I was approaching the elevator on our floor when the doors started to close.(FROM THE EDITOR)(Editorial)
December 1, 2008... The person inside the elevator saw me and reached toward the open/close buttons. Just before she disappeared from sight, the door paused and opened for me. As I entered the elevator, I told the occupant how impressed I was with her quick...

HFMA leaders discuss impact of economic crisis on health care.(HFMA NEWS)(Healthcare Financial Management Association)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HFMA leaders led a thought-provoking discussion of the implications of the current economic crisis for healthcare finance during a free audio webcast for HFMA members on Oct. 23. The webcast, which was attended by...

HFMA cited in article on downturn in volume of paying patients.(HFMA NEWS)(Healthcare Financial Management Association)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... HFMA vice president Richard Gundling, FHFMA, was recently interviewed for a New York Times article regarding the downturn in the volume of paying patients at a number of hospitals around the country. According to the article, "Hospitals See...

HFMA Board creates Healthcare Leadership Council.(HFMA NEWS)(Healthcare Financial Management Association)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... HFMA's Board of Directors recently approved the creation of a Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) to advise the Association's Strategic Planning Committee and Board and to enhance the Association's strategic thought leadership activities. ...

Changes in healthcare financing a retrospective of the past decade: to have a clear idea of where you are going, it's a good idea to take a look at where you've been.(EYE ON WASHINGTON)
December 1, 2008... As we await the beginning of a new administration and a new Congress, it seems appropriate to think back about how healthcare spending and financing have changed over the past decade. Where Have We Been? The short answer is that it's...

Helping patients stay healthier.(HEALTHCARE REFORM)
December 1, 2008... It's another example of the Pareto principle (or 80-20 rule): The sickest 10 percent of Medicare beneficiaries account for 75 percent of the healthcare costs, according to testimony presented at the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future...

Howard Putnam leadership in turbulent times.(Q&A)(Interview)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Turmoil in the financial markets and the threat of a recession are adding to the many challenges that healthcare finance executives must deal with. When leading during turbulent times, "Simplify, simplify, simplify,"...

Redeploying your workforce: the West Virginia University Hospitals success story.(REVENUE CYCLE)
December 1, 2008... The "revolutionary" redeployment of workers from company offices to home did not originate in the healthcare arena. As technology solutions became inexpensive and robust, numerous private-sector firms began offering alternatives to the...

3 durable strategies for physician alignment: today more than ever, choosing the right physician strategy is critical for hospitals.(Cover story)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Even before the current financial crisis, hospital and health system leaders were struggling to identify the best physician alignment strategy for their organizations. The current financial crisis may have added...

Physician integration is back--and more important than ever: avoid the "can't live with them; can't live without them" trap with the right integration model.(FEATURE STORY)
December 1, 2008... The nation's recent economic downturn may be causing hospitals to take another look at their physician alignment. With a well-aligned medical staff, hospitals can improve their patient volume base and their financial performance. "Health...

Beyond the models: investing in physician-hospital relationships: communication, physician involvement in decision making, and physician leadership development are as critical to strong hospital-physician partnerships as the organizational models for these relationships.(FEATURE STORY)
December 1, 2008... Which physician is more "aligned" with the hospital? Is it the employed orthopedic surgeon who is working hard and is increasing surgical volumes at the hospital, but who lets everyone know at every opportunity that he will leave at the end of...

Navigating today's opportunities for capital: so the strategy your hospital was planning to use to secure capital just went out the door. Now what?(FEATURE STORY)
December 1, 2008... It's hard to believe: Double-digit plunges in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, NASDAQ, and the New York Stock Exchange composite. Billion-dollar weekly withdrawals from stock mutual funds. Heart-stopping 700-plus daily drops in the...

Making physician integration work: it's happening again: physicians and health systems are pursuing strategic, economic, and financial integration.(COMMENTARY)
December 1, 2008... With the current economic climate, there's good reason for today's trend toward physician integration to continue. Greater integration between hospitals and physicians has long held the promise of being a strategy that can ultimately lead to...

Clinical integration, round two: finding success with economic coordination: the healthcare industry has resurrected the term clinical integration, and it is a concept that may be well suited for today's economic climate.(FEATURE STORY)
December 1, 2008... When the current global economic crisis first struck, the healthcare industry was in the midst of a rapidly accelerating trend: Hospitals and physicians had been increasingly working closely together for improved continuity in the continuum of...

Evaluating new products and technology: getting the most value for your organization: technology assessment and value analysis committees have the potential to help hospitals improve quality of care and cost-effectiveness--if they are set up right.(FEATURE STORY)
December 1, 2008... Health care has reached a crossroads for gaining control of physician preference implants and other technology related costs that significantly impact the financial welfare of hospitals. New--and some not-so-new-approaches for dealing with...

Technology can make or break the hospital-physician relationship: contrary to popular myth, physicians are far from being technophobic.(FEATURE STORY)
December 1, 2008... Physicians adopt and adapt to new technology--whether it is a new robotic laser scalpel or the latest smartphone--faster than people in many other fields. Yet there is one technology area that physicians have been slow to embrace (and the...

Two tools for keeping physicians informed and involved.(HFMA FORUMS TOOLBOX)
December 1, 2008... For a medical practice to be successful, physicians, practice administrators, and staff need to be aware of operational problems. However, some physicians are not informed about office-related issues that affect financial performance and,...

How well do your managers understand the external healthcare environment? No doubt about it: times are tough for healthcare organizations.(LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT)
December 1, 2008... The reasons--all of which you might place under the "bad economy" umbrella--keep C-level leaders pacing the floor at night. Decreases in charitable giving. A tougher bond market and lower interest rates on investments. Reduced reimbursements....

Get more bang from your EHR buck: automate quality reporting: healthcare organizations across the country have spent or are in the midst of spending hundreds of millions of dollars implementing electronic health records (EHRs) and other IT focused on improving quality and reducing cost--the "holy mantra" of IT investment.(INSIDE IT)(electronic health record)
December 1, 2008... Buoyed by numerous studies documenting potential savings, the insistent drumbeat of value-based purchasing, and good ol' intuition that IT can do for health care what it has done for other industries, hospital executives are looking for big...

What would you do? Does the primary care strategy need to change?(STRATEGY CHALLENGE)
December 1, 2008... The Problem University Medical Center (UMC) is a sizable teaching hospital that owns and operates a primary care network (PCN) to serve its local market. The group has large and growing operating losses. With changes in the market and at...

Calendar.(Calendar)
December 1, 2008... NATIONAL EVENTS December 8-11 Fifteen seminars will cover financial HFMA's Fall Seminars management strategies and operations, Chicago revenue cycle improvements, and managed care/...

Assessing the impact of transfer adjustments on IPPS reimbursement.(DATA TRENDS)
December 1, 2008... Reimbursement under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) is reduced for certain eases that are transferred to other facilities for continuing care. These cases may include patients requiring treatment in facilities not...

Correction.(DATA TRENDS)(Correction notice)
December 1, 2008... In last month's Data Trends, one of the exhibits was presented with a portion of the information aligned under the incorrect headings. The exhibit with the correctly aligned information is as follows: CHANGES IN THE CODING OF MCCs, CCs,...

Priority one: with so many challenges facing the new president, what should be President-elect Obama's highest priority?(FROM THE PRESIDENT)(Barack Obama)(Viewpoint essay)
December 1, 2008... Not healthcare reform. Surprised? Although health care is in desperate need of reform, I believe that the president-elect's immediate focus needs to be on the sagging economy and turmoil in the financial markets. I come to this...

Integrating clinical and financial data for revenue cycle improvement.(hfma roundtable)
December 1, 2008... Whether it's responding to the reporting needs associated with preventable medical errors, recovery audit contractor (RAC) audits, severity-based payment, or pay for performance, many hospital financial executives are facing increased pressures...

Welcome to the hfm 2009 Buyer's Resource Guide.
December 15, 2008... Dear Healthcare Finance Professional, It is my great pleasure to present you with hfm's 2009 Buyer's Resource Guide. This year's version of the Guide commemorates the publication's 15-year anniversary. To recognize this special milestone,...

HFMA thanks its Level Sponsors!(Healthcare Financial Management )
December 15, 2008... HFMA appreciates the generous support and contributions of its Level Sponsors, which provide invaluable funding to help HFMA achieve its mission. Sponsorship contributions assist HFMA in reducing members' costs, funding special projects, and...

The future of U.S. health care: value = quality/cost: the U.S. healthcare industry, like most of the domestic economy, continues to be shaped by a series of long-wave and short-wave trends that exert powerful forces of change.(INDUSTRY UPDATE)
December 15, 2008... The current state of the healthcare industry bears perfect witness to these phenomena, as the industry struggles to respond to the near term problems of credit and financial market turmoil and weakening economy with the long-wave trends of...

The mark of excellence: as an unequivocal mark of quality, the HFMA Peer Review designation sweeps away the uncertainties that surround a hospital's choice of the best vendor for essential products and services.(HFMA PEER REVIEW)
December 15, 2008... Hospital CFOs always look for the best deals whether they are ordering pharmaceuticals, replacing high-use items such as surgical implants or latex gloves, or purchasing high-ticket pieces of equipment or sophisticated information management...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to accounting and auditing services.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * Accounts payable recovery *Assistance in the preparation of Medicare andMedicaid cost reports * Attestation letters for auditors * Audit, review, and compilation/assurance * Benefits...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to benchmarking.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Related Products and Services * Measuring performance on multiple levels and across multiple areas of activity * Measuring departmental performance * Measuring operational activity and performance * Performing...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to collection and A/R services.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * Automated patient financing solutions * Bad debt collection and recovery * Customized electronic reporting * Electronic data interchange and automation * Full business office...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to compliance/fraud and abuse.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Related Products and Service: * Keeping up to date with guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) * Keeping up to date with state Medicaid compliance rules * Maintaining corporate compliance...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to computer software.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * Budget monitoring systems * Business intelligence systems * Capital budgeting/tracking solutions * Core administrative, financial, business office, and operational information systems ...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to consulting services.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * By definition, this is a very broad category. Services offered by vendors listed in this guide include the following: * Ambulatory payment classification programs * Benchmarking, focusing on...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to document management products.(Brief article)
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Related Products and Services Offerings within the document management products area overlap considerably within the category itself; the main subcategories of focus include offerings that address process-related document...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to EDI products and services.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Related Products and Services * The core need is to be able to manage billing electronically. * There is considerable overlap with practice management products, claims processing tools, and revenue cycle management...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to education/training.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Related Products and Services * Training and education of staff and clinicians * Education and training in specific areas, including finance, billing, revenue cycle management, coding, compliance, professional...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to executive search firms/staffing.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * These types of firms provide assistance to healthcare organizations in recruiting the most talented executives and managers in numerous areas at a time of ongoing shortages of such talent. *...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to financial services.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * Cash flow management * Claims management * Credit account management * Explanation of benefits (EOB) communications management * Investment management/portfolio management *...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to information systems.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * Core administrative, financial, business office, and operational information system * Revenue cycle management information systems * Business intelligence systems * A wide variety of...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to managed care products and services.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * Charge audit management capabilities * Credit balance reconciliation * DRG, ICD-9, and CPT coding reviews * Insurance defense audits * Managed care contract payment review *...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to outsourcing services.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * Billing and accounts receivable services * Claims management, contract modeling, and code-based patient classification and reimbursement solutions for insurers and third-party administrators *...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to patient accounts management/business office.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability For Provider Organizations: * Automated Medicare Part A secondary claims processing * Charge entry * Charity care reclassification * Coding * Comprehensive electronic billing management...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to physician practice management.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * Billing * Claims submissions * Claims processing * Coding and reimbursement guidance * Credentialing management * Hospital contract review * Managed care contract review ...

A Smart Buyer's Guide to reimbursement services.
December 15, 2008... Needs Addressed/Areas of Capability * Ambulatory payment classification programs * Audit and appeal support * Automatic sequential filing of claims * Best practices evaluation * Billing reviews * Chargemaster review...

Vendor listing.(Accounting/Auditing Services-Facilities Management)(Directory)
December 15, 2008... Companies are organized by product/service category. To locate a particular company, turn to the alphabetical index of vendors on page 157. Accounting/ Auditing Services Accounting Management Solutions, Inc. Watermill Center, 800...

Vendor listing.(Financial Planning Models-Used and Refurbished Diagnostic Equipment)(Directory)
December 15, 2008... Financial Planning Models Axiom Group Portland, OR 503/977-0234, Fax: 503/961-1176 Eclipsys Three Ravinia Drive Atlanta, GA 30346 800/869-8300, Fax: 404/847-5700 www.eclipsys.com Eclipsys offers Sunrise...

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