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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:59 am | March 14, 2013
Integris Health, Oklahoma's largest health system, announced Thursday it will build a medical home model under a grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:47 am | March 14, 2013
INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma's largest health system, announced Thursday it will incorporate Phytel's population health and care management tools to help build a medical home model.
By Anthony Brino | 11:00 am | March 14, 2013
A bill to encourage mediation in disputes over medical errors is expected to be signed into law in what supporters say is a step -- if small -- in the direction of malpractice reform.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 06:34 pm | March 13, 2013
In 2012, Connecticut lawmakers passed a budget banking on $50 million in Medicaid savings from a plan limiting coverage for certain low-income young adults -- before the federal government approved a waiver for the plan.
By David Weldon | 04:43 pm | March 13, 2013
On Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board announced it will appeal to the Supreme Court a decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that invalidated appointments to the NLRB made by President Barack Obama last year while lawmakers were on break. At least two healthcare providers are actively opposing decisions made by the board in 2012.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:56 pm | March 13, 2013
In Oregon, a bill  to encourage mediation in disputes over medical errors is headed to the governor, in what supporters say is a step -- if small -- in the direction of malpractice reform.
By Chris Anderson | 11:58 am | March 13, 2013
A new report finds the number of employers with on-site health clinics continues to grow in the face of health reform as companies seek ways to make employees more productive while they also attempt to take more control over their healthcare spending.
By Tom Sullivan | 04:52 pm | March 12, 2013
Banking on repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R) on Tuesday unveiled a plan targeting four major areas of reform -- second on the list is healthcare.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:52 pm | March 12, 2013
Banking on repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R) on Tuesday unveiled a plan targeting four major areas of reform -- second on the list is healthcare.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 03:53 pm | March 12, 2013
While nursing students who receive a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) and those students who receive an associate degree in nursing (ADN) are both fulfilling the educational requirements to become registered nurses (RNs), a BSN may offer nurses a greater opportunity for career advancement.