Minnesota hospitals, physicians' offices and health plans would save significantly by collaborating to eliminate unnecessary phone calls and streamline other administrative processes, a preliminary consultants' report says. On Sept. 15, 2006 representatives of Validus Consulting and the Headwaters Group shared their initial ideas with the Administrative Simplification Work Group, which comprises representatives of the Minnesota Hospital Association, Minnesota Medical Association and the Minnesota Council of Health Plans: [PDF].

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