Diana Manos
Nearly 13 percent of family physicians say they face the prospect of closing their practices entirely if Medicare slashes their payment next year by the proposed 25 percent, according to a recent survey.
HITECH gives providers financial incentives to go digital.
Fueled by dramatic gains in the Nov. 2 elections, the GOP vows to fight back
A Virginia federal district judge has ruled in favor of the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law.
Three top New York hospitals are seeking advice from aviation safety experts in an effort to reduce medical errors.
A new study from the Office of the Inspector General has discovered that Medicaid may be paying for drugs it shouldn't.
The Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System will receive more than $1 million in dividends from its medical liability insurance provider for improving patient safety.
Donald Berwick, MD, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, faced the Senate for the first time on Wednesday, a few months after President Barack Obama nominated him to the post in a move designed to avoid such a review.
A federal report shows more than 14 percent of Medicare patients who enter the hospital are harmed by errors or oversights before they leave.
Open enrollment began Monday for Medicare in 2011, drawing expectations and trepidation from seniors and doctors. This year, while seniors can look forward to more coverage, doctors face a 25 percent pay cut unless Congress intervenes.