Fred Bazzoli
BOSTON – Legislation in Massachusetts to set nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals was stalemated last month, killing the initiative for the rest of this year.Proponents of the...
A STATE NOTED for its difficult financial environment for hospitals is promising to give facilities some cushion – but that assistance will come with some tradeoffs.New Jersey Gov. Jon...
IRVING, TX – Hospitals are not always excited about sharing best practices or helping competitors improve performance and save money.But most agree about the need for the healthcare ind...
In a move that heralds sweeping change in how medical bills are coded, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced a proposal to begin using ICD-10 code sets effective Oct. 1, 2011....
Canopy Financial, which provides healthcare banking technology solutions and services, has raised $8 million in venture capital to fund continued technology development for consumer-driven healthcare....
A majority of Americans agree that home care can play a role in reining in Medicare spending.A national telephone survey of 1,000 adults by Harris Interactive found that 74 percent agree with...
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is considering converting to a for-profit company.The not-for-profit health service corporation filed an application for conversion with the state...
As information is digitized in healthcare, there's greater risk in the transmission and storage of confidential medical and financial information.To cover these risks, Premier Insurance Manag...
An electronic exchange specializing in healthcare and a provider of payment processing solutions and services say they are teaming up in efforts to speed the invoice-to-payment process for hospitals....
A company that has developed an application that enables point-of-sale customer financial service in healthcare has raised $1.7 million through the sale of preferred stock.nTelagent Inc., of...