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For many people across the globe, Google is a valuable resource. But for many hospitals, it is pure frustration and a drain on limited resources.
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a large contract for insurance exchange eligibility management to the U.K. firm Serco, although some Wall Street analysts expect the decision to be protested by American contractors.
Electronics giant Royal Philips has formed a $300 million, 15-year alliance with Georgia Regents Medical Center (GRMC) creating what the two organizations say is a first-of-its-kind delivery model in the United States.
The individual and employer mandates, foundations of the Affordable Care Act, were first enacted in Massachusetts in 2006 -- and the employer mandate especially could have been challenged under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Recently, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) announced the winners of its 13th annual GHXcellence Awards, which honor supply chain leaders who have achieved significant savings and efficiencies. Two of the winners shared their success stories with Healthcare Finance News.
Across the nation, boards at nonprofit hospitals are often paying bosses much more for boosting volume rather than delivering value, according to an analysis by Kaiser Health News.
Physician residents and fellows are starting their job searches earlier finds a new survey released by Cejka Executive Search.
Insurer Highmark and its provider partner Allegheny Health Network will invest $11 million in the creation of the Disruptive Health Technology Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, in a collaboration to come up with breakthroughs to make health care more affordable, simplified and accessible.
A study comparing hospital costs for one of the most common surgeries suggests that it's more expensive when paid for by workers' compensation than by group insurance.
Patient engagement and accountable care mean payers and providers have to collaborate on change and also to help patients rethink health and health care -- including death and the quest for a good one.