Bernie Monegain
Health organizations will undergo a strategy makeover in 2011 as they react to new rules and payment models, continuing cost pressures and new customer demands, according to the "Top Health Industry Issues of 2011," published today by PwC's Health Research Institute.
The Marshfield Clinic is among 10 large physician groups participating in a Medicare demonstration project that reportedly indicates they can provide quality patient care while saving Medicare millions of dollars.
Healthcare organizations are moving closer to the adoption of global supply chain standards, according to an independent survey of healthcare providers, group purchasing organizations, device manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors.
To best meet the goals of optimized, coordinated patient care and also help curb costs, physicians should be at the center of accountable care organizations, the American Medical Association told the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a Dec. 2 letter.
Because he thinks in stories, Atul Gawande - surgeon, author, professor - started a recent lecture about the costs and failures of the country's healthcare system with a story about a middle-aged car mechanic in Alabama.
A hospital in Illinois known as "Good Sam" and a healthcare consulting group in Florida are among seven 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners.
The Department of Health and Human Services will provide competitive funding for states to design and implement the information technology infrastructure needed to operate health insurance exchanges.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has made available up to $335 million for community health centers across the country under the Expanded Services initiative.
Medical practices that have implemented an electronic health record system report better financial performance than those still using paper, according to the Medical Group Management Association.
An ICD-10 expert told executives at the College of Health Information Management Executives' Fall CIO Forum that the conversion from ICD-9 codes to ICD-10 codes will be costly and disruptive – but necessary.