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According to a new analysis by the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), training standards for personal care aides (PCAs), one of the healthcare occupations that the federal government projects will grow by more than 70 percent between 2010 and 2020, are lacking across the country.
A recent report from J.D. Power and Associates indicates that customers are becoming less satisfied with purchasing prescriptions through mail-order pharmacies as compared to brick and mortar locations, especially in the area of cost.
West Penn Allegheny Health System announced last Friday that it is canceling the $475 million affiliation agreement with Highmark Inc. over demands by the region's dominant insurer that the health system enter bankruptcy proceedings in order to move forward with the deal.
Through a new five-year initiative, UPMC will create what officials call a best-in-class data warehouse to bring together clinical, financial, administrative, genomic and other information in order to provide more personalized care.
Instead of admitting certain patients to the hospital, using observation units in hospitals can often be more efficient, result in shorter lengths-of-stay and lower costs, according to a recent study from Health Affairs.
Saying insurer Highmark Inc. has breached their $475 million affiliation agreement, West Penn Allegheny Health System on Friday announced that it was walking away from the deal and would be "exploring new options for its future direction."
New research suggests Arizona would save money with Medicaid expansion
New research from the Grand Canyon Institute suggests that Arizona would save money and create thousands of jobs if it chooses to expand its Medicaid program under the program set forth by the federal government in the Affordable Care Act.
Officials from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have issued a challenge to get 1,000 critical access and small rural hospitals to meaningful use by 2014.
A skilled nursing facility in California was found to have engaged in unfair labor practices and has been ordered to rectify those practices.
For the first time in decades, sales of vaccines declined in 2011, due in large part to a weak flu season, said a recent report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.