Henry Powderly
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday updated the quality scores for 40,000 physicians who shared benchmarks under the Physician Quality Reporting System, despite outcry by the American Medical Association that the data is incomplete.
Douglas Hough, associate scientist at the Department of Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins University, on Monday drew links between what he said are standard policy levers in behavioral economics and strategic points to fine tune the revenue cycle.
Healthcare added a modest 24,000 jobs in November, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday, as hiring slowed following the massive job gains the sector saw in October.
The Leapfrog Group on Wednesday announced its top hospitals, celebrating 98 facilities for what they determined was excellence in quality of care and patient safety.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Sunday said it would merge with Botox maker Allergan in a $160 billion deal that would shift the company's executive offices to Ireland in a tax-saving "inversion" deal that is sure to come under heavy regulatory scrutiny.
This year, Healthcare Finance is asking its audience of healthcare finance decision-makers to help us rank the top issues with its inaugural, "Year that was, year that will be" survey.
As the state-run Hawaii Health Systems Corp. faces a $50 million budget shortfall, one of its key executives is mulling his options after laying claim to some of the system's most successful initiatives.
The retail health clinic wave shows no sign of crashing, according to a new report by Accenture, with experts saying the number of these outposts will likely hit 3,000 by 2017.
The third quarter of 2015 was a busy one for hospital mergers, joint ventures and acquisitions, according to a new report by financial advisory firm Ponder & Co., with 28 deals announced.
Convenient Care Center emergency care, laboratory services, a breast center, physical therapy center and a primary care center on the site.