Rene Letourneau
John Santangelo, director of IT at Cleveland Clinic Florida, recently discussed the benefits and drawbacks of implementing electronic health records with Healthcare Finance News Editor René Letourneau.
Propelled by government incentives, a desire to improve patient outcomes and the bottom line, sales of electronic medical records reached $17.9 billion in 2011, up 14.2 percent from the previous year, according to market research publisher Kalorama Information.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday the first batch of organizations receiving Health Care Innovation awards, a program created by the Affordable Care Act. The awards total $122.6 million and will support 26 innovative projects nationwide that will save money, deliver high quality medical care and enhance the healthcare workforce.
As more patients grapple with high-deductible health plans and self-pay circumstances, it is becoming increasingly difficult for providers to collect payment for services rendered.
With the federal government making big changes to the way healthcare providers are reimbursed for services through programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, many organizations are considering all their strategic options for how to best prepare to take the hit to the bottom line.
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) launched a new web portal last week aimed at helping small medical device suppliers gain information about the healthcare group purchasing organization (GPO) contract process and aiding them with bringing their products to the marketplace.
As the contentious debate surrounding an ICD-10 delay rages on, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) fueled the fire on April 9 when it indicated its intention to push the deadline back one year to Oct 1., 2014.
The 2012 presidential election will be determined by a handful of voters in a handful of states, Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of The Rothenberg Political Report told an audience of healthcare real estate professionals at BOMA International's Medical Office Buildings & Healthcare Facilities Conference in Atlanta on Thursday.
In its Spring 2012 Economic Outlook report, Premier healthcare alliance reported that impending reimbursement reductions and uncertainty around the potential impact of health reform will likely lead to more conservative hospital capital budget expenditures for the year.
The global market for clinical chemistry, valued at $11.1 billion in 2011, is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5 percent, to reach $17.3 billion in 2018, said medical intelligence company GlobalData in a new report.