Molly Merrill
People find paying a standard monthly fee and an upfront co-pay for visits attractive because they feel that they are losing less money and are motivated to keep visit for reimbursement, a new study o...
A new report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and GE Healthcare Financial Services identifies strategies to help hospitals maximize technology investments in order to prevent...
A non-clinical organization providing accreditation to medical tourism firms has been granted nonprofit status, making it the first of its kind in the growing $20 billion medical tourism industry....
A $1,500,000 grant has been awarded to the National League for Nursing and three institutions of higher education to fund a five-year Health Information Technologies Scholars (HITS) Project to integra...
Humana Inc. has launched a new health insurance package designed to provide predictable healthcare expenses. The "No Worry" plans offer healthcare expenses over a three-year period that...
Patients in New York state now have access to an interactive report card tool that evaluates the states' hospitals and managed care plans in terms of quality of care and pricing....
The state of California will give $25 million in new grants for healthcare technology projects to underserved parts of the state in order to expand access to specialty doctors, Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg...
Leaders in the medical tourism industry announced today the creation of a U.S.-based international Medical Tourism Association. The trade group will provide hospitals and medical tourism firms with cr...
Medical errors in the United States cost $17 billion a year, according to the Institute of Medicine. LifeWings Partners LLC, a firm specializing in reducing costs through aviation safety tools, believ...
An estimated 500,000 Americans sought overseas medical care in 2005, a new report has found. Price sensitivity, competition of quality, customer service and convenience have emerged as factors that...