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Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased marginally from March 2011 to April 2011, rising 0.1 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Two healthcare IT companies are joining forces to market an Internet-based personal health record solution to insurance providers looking to cut unnecessary clinical and administrative costs.
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation on a House Republican proposal to convert Medicaid funding to block grants indicates it could force as many as 44 million people out of the program over the next 10 years.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), with more than 1,400 CIO members, is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to rethink the government's rulemaking proposals on accountable care organizations.
On Friday, the Consumer Partnership for eHealth released a report titled "Consumer Platform for Health IT." It describes how to advance patient engagement in healthcare through technology.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that few families without health insurance have the financial resources to pay for hospital bills.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has asked the federal government to keep better track of data on nursing home complaints.
A new report from the Health Performance Management Institute says employers should self-insure if they want to provide the most cost-effective health benefits to their employees.
Allscripts and Humedica have announced their collaboration on a next-generation, cloud-based clinical informatics platform designed to assist physicians and hospitals as they adapt to value-based reimbursement.
The developer of a national over-the-counter healthcare benefits payment platform now being used for Medicare Advantage members has unveiled a new platform for Medicaid, giving the beleaguered state-run program a means of controlling costs and cutting waste.