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Diana Manos

Diana Manos is Senior Editor for Healthcare IT News. Located in Washington, D.C., she covers policy and legislation issues surrounding healthcare IT. Follow Diana on Twitter @DManos_IT_News.

By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 28, 2008
Although the federal government is going full throttle into promoting transparency in healthcare, a new study released today by the Center for Studying Health System Change questions its current usefu...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 27, 2008
The number of people without health insurance dropped from 47 million in 2006 to 45.7 million in 2007, according to a new U.S. Census report released on Tuesday. The report also suggested that the num...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 26, 2008
According to a new study on healthcare costs, it would take $123 billion dollars, or an additional 5 percent in national health spending, to cover the uninsured.The study, released August 25...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 26, 2008
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – The Department of Health and Human Services plans to expand a national network of local organizations, called chartered value exchanges (CVEs), that will have access...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 26, 2008
The 110th Congress is in its summer recess, and the usual calm before the storm is hovering over Washington. Fall always brings a harvest of legislative activity as lawmakers strive to deliver on prom...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 25, 2008
Puget Sound Health Alliance are set to release a second local provider report card to the public in November. The report will show results of care for patients with diabetes, heart disease, depression...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 15, 2008
The Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, announced Friday the completion of its merger with MEDecision, a Wayne, pa.-based pro...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 13, 2008
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said Tuesday that he would like to see chartered value exchanges (CVEs) increase from 14 nationwide to 25 by January. According to the HHS, a...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 12, 2008
The federal government is making headway in assisting the Indian Health Service to register tribe members for Medicare and Medicaid services, according to an August 7 report by the General Accountabil...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | August 12, 2008
Safety net providers struggling with an increase in the uninsured are looking for creative ways to shore up their margins, according to a study released Tuesday by the Center for Studying Health Syste...