Skip to main content

Rene Letourneau

Rene is a former Editor for Healthcare Finance News.

By Rene Letourneau | 09:58 am | September 06, 2011
New medians data available from FY 2010 illustrate current challenges faced by the U.S. not-for-profit healthcare sector and support the reasons for the sector's ongoing negative rating outlook, says Moody's Investors Service in a new report.
By Rene Letourneau | 01:17 pm | September 01, 2011
In the wake of some recent high-profile data breaches, the importance of breach preparedness programs and cyber liability insurance is coming into sharp focus as a way for companies to protect themselves from costly security failures. Risk management expert Brian Lapidus gives his top four tips for minimizing the financial impact of a breach.
By Rene Letourneau | 09:47 am | September 01, 2011
Needle-free drug delivery methods, including patches, edible vaccines and pen injectors, will likely see a significant increase in revenues from 2011 through 2016. Healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information estimates annual revenue growth to average 15.1 percent to reach $6.2 billion.
By Rene Letourneau | 10:11 am | August 31, 2011
KeyBridge Medical Revenue Management announced Tuesday that it will expand its footprint into the Indiana market.
By Rene Letourneau | 11:05 am | August 29, 2011
Nearly 75 percent of people who lost their employer-sponsored health insurance when they lost their jobs over the last two years said that they skipped needed healthcare or did not fill prescriptions because of cost, according to a new Commonwealth Fund brief.
By Rene Letourneau | 10:12 am | August 26, 2011
Humana Inc. announced Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Arcadian Management Services, an Oakland, Calif.-based Medicare Advantage HMO with approximately 64,000 members in 15 states.
By Rene Letourneau | 04:16 pm | August 25, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $137 million on Thursday to states to strengthen the public health infrastructure and provide jobs in the core areas of public health.
By Rene Letourneau | 05:44 pm | August 24, 2011
SurModics, Inc., a provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, announced Wednesday a reduction of approximately 9 percent of its total workforce.
By Rene Letourneau | 05:13 pm | August 24, 2011
The proportion of Americans who reported going without or delaying needed healthcare declined modestly between 2007 and 2010, according to a national report released today by the Center for Studying Health System Change.
By Rene Letourneau | 10:52 am | August 24, 2011
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday a new initiative to help improve care for patients while they are in the hospital and after they are discharged.