Fred Bazzoli
CHICAGO – Despite broad-based efforts to encourage physicians to use health information technology and electronic prescribing, penetration among physicians of IT remains woeful, and the chief ba...
CHICAGO - The Federal Communications Commission is joining the healthcare networking fray, announcing a plan today to create a pilot program to deploy broadband health networks. Annou...
WASHINGTON – Laws that require employers to provide health insurance to employees are likely to reduce employment for low-wage workers, according to a recent study....
Frustrated in their efforts to have the federal government reconsider the anticipated implementation of a rule that is expected to slash Medicaid reimbursement rates to pharmacies, two trade associati...
Physicians' groups fears about expected Medicare payment cuts took a significant step toward reality on Thursday, with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issuing a final rule calling for a 1...
Disaster planning for healthcare organizations is underfunded, resulting in a system that is poorly equipped for an increasing number of natural and man-made disasters. Lack of fun...
The volume of contributions increased to nearly $8 billion to healthcare providers in 2006, but the growth in giving didn't equal the amount of growth the previous year. According to ana...
Only a week after failing to override a presidential veto, House Democrats have pulled together replacement legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Th...
An industry coalition of providers, suppliers, group purchasing organizations and others has endorsed standards for organizational and product idenfiers intended to facilitate supply ordering and othe...
CHICAGO – Hospitals are seeing an increase in self-paying customers, increasing the stakes for collections and holding the potential to increase days in accounts receivable. A pane...