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		<title><![CDATA[Tufts Medical Vs. Blue Cross: The Hospital/Health Insurance Wars Get Nasty]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tufts Medical Center has thrown down the gauntlet to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts by refusing to accept coverage unless the Blue agrees to hike reimbursement rates for Tufts doctors and the hospital itself. It's the latest acrimonious battle between insurance companies and hospitals -- but also a sign...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:32:21 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shorter Boston Globe: How Elite Hospitals Rake in the Bucks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top-tier hospitals in Massachusetts are raking in the bucks because they've convinced health-insurance companies to reimburse them at much higher rates than their competitors, the Boston Globe reports. But because the series clocks in at almost 15,000 words, we present the Just the Facts Edition of the emerging Massachusetts hospital...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:43:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Partners HealthCare, O'Neal Steel, and InfoPrint Solutions Company Select Kyriba for Their Treasury Management Solution]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO -- Kyriba Corporation, the leader of web-based cash and treasury management solutions, is delighted to announce that Partners HealthCare, O'Neal Steel, and InfoPrint Solutions Company have selected Kyriba's real-time, on-demand cash and treasury management solution for their global treasury management needs.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Rates Partners HealthCare System, Massachusetts $172MM 2008H Bonds 'AA/F1+']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla. -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a long-term rating of 'AA' and a short-term rating of 'F1+' to Partners HealthCare System Partners $172 million series 2008H bonds that will be used to refinance the bonds listed below. Fitch also affirms its 'AA' long-term rating on all of Partners' outstanding...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Rates Partners HealthCare System, Massachusetts, VRDBs 2003 D-1 & D-2 'F1+']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla. -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a short-term rating of 'F1+' to the Partners HealthCare System Partners revenue bonds listed below which will be converted from auction-rate to variable-rate demand bonds backed by self-liquidity. Fitch also affirms its 'AA' long-term rating on all of Partners' outstanding debt and affirms...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fourth Annual Partners HealthCare Symposium on the Connected Health Economy Explores Opportunities in Telemedicine, Telementoring]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Oct_17/ai_n27414853]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Co-chaired by John Cullinane of LiveData, Conference to Consider Economic, Technology Issues for Global Healthcare Providers]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Partners Healthcare Launches Courion PasswordCourier]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Oct_15/ai_n21041127]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Leading Healthcare Provider Tightens Security and Improves Patient Privacy by Implementing Best of Breed Password Management Solution]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Partners HealthCare Extends Multi-Year Contract with MedeFinance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_August_21/ai_n27349303]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Flexible, Web-based BI Platform and Customized Analytics Continue to Drive Financial Improvement]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AgilePath Announces SOA Contract With Partners Healthcare]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AgilePath Corporation, a leading service-oriented architecture SOA management and technology consulting firm, announced a new SOA contract with Partners Healthcare, its first in the healthcare industry.  AgilePath will be providing SOA consulting services to Partners in support of its internal SOA initiative.  This contract formalizes AgilePath's entry into...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Partners HealthCare Selects Siemens Soarian Financials to Help Improve Efficiency and Customer Service]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_July_30/ai_n19394831]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Financial Applications to Aid in Reduction of Administrative Costs and Help Streamline Processes for Patients]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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