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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will spend $73.2 million to update three Web sites that garner more than 500 million page views a year from beneficiaries.

Washington and New Mexico Medicaid programs will receive thousands of dollars in federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a three-year, $72 million contract to the Harris Corp. to support the expansion of the VA's Consolidated Patient Account Center across the country.

Hospital-acquired infections killed 48,000 people and added $8.1 million to healthcare costs in 2006, according to a recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Some of the nation's leading universities, community colleges and research centers will receive $84 million to advance the widespread adoption and meaningful use of healthcare information technology.

Healthcare reform will save billions of dollars, the Consumers Union said Wednesday.

Thomson Reuters has released its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on overall organizational performance. The study reveals that even in tough economic times, top hospitals show a profit while raising the bar on patient care.

Forty-eight upstate New York hospitals earned more than $22 million in quality improvement incentive payments from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield as part of the health insurer's Hospital Performance Incentive Program.

Hospital-acquired infections killed 48,000 people and added $8.1 million to healthcare costs in 2006, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

GE, athenahealth, and Sermo are among the top 10 innovative healthcare companies named by Fast Company. Kaiser Permanente is the sole healthcare provider on the list.