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In Lessons Learned: Stories from Women in Medical Management (American College of Physician Executives, $25), editor and author Deborah Shlian, a former family practice physician, compiled and edited the stories of two dozen women physicians who hold leadership positions in a variety of healthcare fields. She spoke to Healthcare Finance News about her book.
The Medicare trust fund would be quite a few billion dollars smaller without the contributions of immigrants -- especially those in the U.S. illegally, the source of fractious debate in current immigration reform legislation.
The Medicare trust fund would be quite a few billion dollars smaller without the contributions of immigrants -- especially those in the U.S. illegally, the source of fractious debate in current immigration reform legislation.
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury released on Wednesday final rules describing the standards for employment-based wellness programs and rewards associated with them as part of the Affordable Care Act.
Final rule clarifies design of employee wellness programs and increases reward rate for outcome-based health programs.
Geographic Medicare costs disparities have more to do with health differences across communities than with inefficient care delivery, according to a new study from the Center for Studying Health System Change.
Geographic Medicare costs disparities have more to do with health differences across communities than with inefficient care delivery, according to a new study from the Center for Studying Health System Change.
Venture capitalists invested $1.4 billion in 167 life sciences deals during the first quarter of 2013, a 14 percent drop in dollars and 16 percent slide in the number of deals, compared with last year’s first quarter.
According to the results of a study published Tuesday in Annals of Emergency Medicine, disabled Medicare patients under age 65 who are unable to take their prescription medications due to cost concerns are more likely to visit the emergency department at least once during the course of a year.
According to the results of a study published Tuesday in Annals of Emergency Medicine, disabled Medicare patients under age 65 who are unable to take their prescription medications due to cost concerns are more likely to visit the emergency department at least once during the course of a year.