Bernie Monegain
For the three million veterans living in rural areas, access to healthcare remains a major barrier – but wireless technology shows promise.
DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance will write the health promotion and wellness section of an online guide to value-based healthcare purchasing.
President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had some tough words and new rules for insurance companies Tuesday following a White House meeting with insurance executives and state insurance commissioners.
The U.S. healthcare system comes in last for performance among seven industrialized nations despite spending the most, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.
CaroMont Health, Sg2 and GE Healthcare will work together on several initiatives aimed at tackling the rising costs of delivering healthcare, officials announced in June at ANI, the annual conference of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Healthcare reform was on the mind of many healthcare finance executives gathered in Las Vegas Sunday for the start of the Healthcare Financial Management Association's annual ANI conference.
Government officials announced a new $250 million federal investment to increase the number of primary care professionals such as physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants and public health workers.
The Government Accountability Office has identified five key areas for preventing Medicare fraud, waste and abuse. In a June 15 report, the GAO said its recommendations would also help the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reduce improper payments.
A healthcare price-comparison startup launched by former executives from RelayHealth and athenahealth has so far raised $60 million in funding - including an investment from the Cleveland Clinic.
Medicare, private insurers and states are coming together in a government-sponsored project designed to improve primary care and reduce costs.