Diana Manos

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and David Blumenthal, MD, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, have announced $235 million in grants supporting non-profit organizations and local governments that can exemplify the positive impact of healthcare IT on population health.

The American Health Information Management Association’s board of directors has named Alan F. Dowling as the organization's next CEO.

Even before his election in November 2008, President Barack Obama was calling for healthcare reform in 2009.

Ten years after the release of the widely read Institute of Medicine patient safety report "To Err Is Human," one expert grades current hospital safety efforts at B-.

White House officials said Wednesday that the Senate proposal for healthcare reform can contain escalating healthcare costs.

More people are acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outside of hospitals, bringing the bacteria into outpatient settings and increasing hospitals' burdens in fighting the deadly bug, a study shows.

The Department of Health and Human Services will release $80 million in grants to help develop and strengthen the health information technology workforce.

Two new polls show that American support is holding steady and growing on the idea of health reform.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a report that shows the impact proposed health reform would have on residents in each state.

The government has changed the way it calculates Medicare fraud, waste and abuse and is finding more improper payments than in years past, according to officials.