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athenahealth, Inc., the premier provider of web-based services, knowledge, and software for medical practices, today announced that in 2006 its system caught claims errors that would have resulted in health insurance claim denials totaling close to $100 million for Massachusetts medical providers. This figure is one of a series of new financial milestones athenahealth achieved […]

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http://maehc.blogspot.com MAeHC today announced our participation in a joint initiative to provide malpractice premium credits to physicians utilizing EHRs. The Connecticut Medical Insurance Company — in a program developed jointly with the Massachusetts Medical Society, Physicians Insurance Association of Massachusetts (an MMS subsidiary), and MAeHC — will offer credits ranging from 5-20% to Massachusetts physicians […]

BY PAIGE ST. JOHN FLORIDA TODAY CAPITAL BUREAU http://www.floridatoday.com Medical malpractice companies benefiting from courtroom caps today must tell state regulators why they are not returning more of that money to doctors and the public. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has ordered executives of major malpractice insurers to attend public hearings today in Tallahassee on their […]

by Jake Stump Daily Mail Staff http://www.dailymail.com

http://www.insurancejournal.com Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Co. (ProMutual) will not increase its rates for physicians, surgeons, dentists and certified nurse midwives in Massachusetts for 2007. If the proposed rates are approved, the company said that many policyholders will see a decrease in their premiums. A number of specialties such as obstetrics, orthopedics and anesthesiology should see […]