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By Rene Letourneau | 10:08 am | October 19, 2012
Containing healthcare costs and improving the quality of care are among the state's top priorities said Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick at the Massachusetts Medical Society's State of the State's Health Care 13th Annual Leadership Forum in Waltham, Mass. on Oct. 18.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 03:49 pm | October 18, 2012
Our complex healthcare system is often challenging for those who work in it. For those who don't -- patients -- a new brand of companies is rising up to help. Patient navigation companies may be patient-centric but they will impact the way the traditional healthcare system does business.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:44 am | October 18, 2012
SoloHealth, a consumer-driven healthcare technology company, is developing what it claims to be the nation's largest digital ad platform for retail pharmacy. The technology is already being placed in Walmart and Sam's Club stores across the country.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:15 am | October 18, 2012
Missouri-based Centene said Wednesday it is initiating the termination of one of its subsidiary's Medicaid managed care contract in Kentucky.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 09:42 am | October 18, 2012
According to a PwC Saratoga report on human capital effectiveness in the United States, organizations across a variety of industries, including the hospitals sector, continued to control costs and manage an evolving workforce in 2011. Organizations also experienced increases in turnover and continue to struggle with quality of hire and high performer retention.
By Anthony Brino | 05:01 pm | October 17, 2012
Exceeding some Wall Street expectations, Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group reported third quarter earnings of $1.50 a share and projected 2012 net earnings of $5.20 to $5.55 a share, up from July projections of around $5.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 04:45 pm | October 17, 2012
Two of the country's largest Catholic health systems -- Pennsylvania-based Catholic Health East and Michigan-based Trinity Health -- announced Wednesday plans to merge.
By Tom Sullivan | 11:52 am | October 17, 2012
Although none of the undecided voters asked either President Barack Obama or GOP nominee Mitt Romney about healthcare specifically, the debaters made brief mention of it in the second presidential debate Tuesday night.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:09 am | October 17, 2012
The U.S. is making strong and fast headway on the adoption of electronic health records, but technology is not enough on its own to reform the nation's healthcare, said National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari at a recent event in Washington, D.C.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:36 am | October 17, 2012
It has been nearly 15 years since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) iced a controversial rule requiring home health agencies (HHAs) to obtain surety bonds, but a new report by the Office of Inspector General has raised the issue again.