Rene Letourneau
Driven by an increased incidence of respiratory disease and an aging population, the respiratory device market reached $44.2 billion in 2011, according to a new report from healthcare market research firm Kalorama Information.
As the ICD-10 debate blazes on, fueled by the one-year delay recently announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it helps to put the initiative in perspective, finds an industry veteran.
As hospitals and health systems launch construction projects and refinance debt in order to remain competitive in the marketplace, they should be considering all their capital financing options, said Thomas R. Green, CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based investment firm Lancaster Pollard.
Opposition to the legalization of medicinal marijuana in the absence of scientific studies that demonstrate its safety and efficacy led the list of resolutions adopted by physicians of the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) at the organization's annual meeting of its House of Delegates on May 19 in Boston.
The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) announced Friday this year's winners of the MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle. Seventeen organizations received the honor.
The American Medical Association (AMA) launched a free Web-based educational course this week to help physicians address the driving safety of their older patients.
Moody's expects an increasing number of healthcare companies to initiate dividend payments to shareholders as investors place higher value on immediate, stable income amid today's low interest rate environment, according to the new special comment "Peer Pressure Will Drive More Healthcare Companies to Pay Dividends."
With a changing medical model that is moving from treating the sick to helping people stay fit, wellness centers have become a component of the real estate strategies for some health systems, hospital executives told an audience of healthcare real estate professionals at BOMA International's Medical Office Building conference in Atlanta May 3.
Two-thirds of adults and one-third of children are overweight or obese in the U.S., resulting in an annual cost of $190.2 billion for treating weight-related illness, according to the Institute of Medicine, which released a report Tuesday offering recommendations for combatting the problem.
Nurses and nurse managers employed in physicians' offices have begun receiving salary increases even as most other clinical and administrative support staff have seen their pay stagnate or decline, according to a recent survey by communications consulting firm UBM Medica US.