Diana Manos

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will grant Alaska, Kentucky, South Carolina and Wisconsin federal matching funds for EHR implementations.

With cost at the pinnacle of healthcare reform debate in Washington D.C., a new study finds the Congressional Budget Office might not always calculate savings correctly.

Republican Scott Brown's defeat of Democrat Martha Coakley for a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts will figure prominently in the healthcare reform battle on Capitol Hill.

As Congressional leaders negotiate the merging of House and Senate healthcare reform bills, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access is pressing for any final legislation to retain and strengthen current medical liability reform provisions.

The United States needs to invest more in primary care providers – one of nine ways to increase the healthcare workforce, according to the Center for American Progress.

Industry experts predict that the number one trend for healthcare payers in 2010 will be the renewal of information management business models.

A new study of random-sample auditing of health plans says the method doesn't detect hundreds of millions of wasted dollars.

As Congressional leaders work to merge the House and Senate versions of their healthcare reform bills, the American Hospital Association has asked that any final reform provide universal coverage.

Hospitals and health systems will face increased demands from the government and patients this year, forcing them to do more with less, according to some experts.

It doesn't take a crystal ball to predict a major portion of what's in store for the healthcare industry in this New Year. The top issue will remain: What do we do about rising healthcare costs, now at 16 percent of Gross Domestic Product?