Fred Bazzoli

Checking employees' comings and goings with a time and attendance system wouldn't seem likely to win a staff popularity contest. However, the system - and other related capabilities - ha...

Congress is likely to continue pressuring not-for-profit healthcare organizations to show that they merit their tax exemptions. In addition, not-for-profits may have to add more infor...

The Institute of Medicine came down firmly on the side of using a pay-for-performance methodology for Medicare, suggesting that the government act quickly and decisively to revamp the payment system....

The first attempt to craft a bill requiring transparency in healthcare billing is receiving mostly positive grades from industry watchers. The bill (HR 6053) proposed by Rep. Mi...

Home healthcare providers are ready to fight to retain an expected update in Medicare's reimbursement for its services. While the increase, termed an inflationary adjus...

A small investment in collaboration is paying big dividends for the Genesis Health System. The system, which operates three hospitals in Illinois and Iowa, has seen its investment in the...

An industry coalition is keeping the pressure on efforts to address steep cuts in payments for imaging services in physician offices, as required under the Deficit Reduction Act. The Acc...

A massive construction project is increasing borrowing needs at Tampa General Hospital, which closed its sale of $185 million in bonds late last month. The facility is taking advantage o...

Following quality measures in treating patients saved lives and money in four of five disease types, according to results of a joint government-private sector pay-for-performance project....

PatientKeeper, Inc. is marketing software to help physicians keep better records. The Boston-based provider of physician information systems has secured a patent for software that makes us...