Healthcare Finance Staff

A new analysis by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) finds that Medicare spending on medical imaging continues to decline, and that Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures.

Electronic health records will become the norm, sooner than later, experts said at a summit hosted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).

Aetna and Banner Health Network will create an accountable care organization made up of Banner employed and affiliated physicians and hospitals in Arizona. The ACO will employ information technology and a team-based approach to care for patients.

Aetna announced it will offer a value-based insurance plan that will eliminate or reduce member co-pays on common heart attack medications as a means to up patient medication compliance in order to keep high-risk patients healthier and out of the hospital.

It is commonly accepted that many poor veterans and their families find themselves on Medicaid, even though, in many cases, they would qualify for more generous benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The National Governors Association (NGA) on Wednesday named six states selected to participate in NGA retreats to help the states technically prepare for health insurance exchanges.

While laptop and notebook PCs are commonplace in the medical community, the next wave of mobile adoption is well under way as providers turn to tablets, smartphones and applications to increase productivity and improve patient care, according to CompTIA's Third Annual Healthcare IT Insights and Opportunities study.

As healthcare moves into a new era of efficiency, effectiveness and improved patient outcomes through health information technology, consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has identified the top nine ways health IT is transforming healthcare. Among the changes with the greatest impact are reduced medical errors and faster emergency care.