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The House Committee on Ways and Means voted Thursday in support of a comprehensive economic recovery package that includes healthcare IT measures.
Benjamin Franklin once said, "The way to wealth depends on just two words, industry and frugality."
A new Commonwealth Fund report finds that policies in Switzerland and the Netherlands that achieve near-universal healthcare coverage and low administrative costs can help inform the U.S. healthcare reform debate.
The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania hailed a new report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council that shows a significant decline in infections contracted during hospitalization.
The Baptist Healthcare System has contracted with McKesson for management of its physician revenue cycle in order to help its affiliated physician office network staff spend more time on patient care and address operational and revenue challenges.
Investing now in information technology and other tools needed to modernize the nation's healthcare system will pay dividends in lower costs and greater productivity in the future, said Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund.
Hospitals looking to comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' new requirement to report National Drug Code numbers for drugs administered in outpatient settings will be getting a big boost from IntelliDOT.
The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions has identified $530 billion in opportunities to reduce costs while improving the U.S. healthcare system over the next 10 years.
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is opening the company's first retail outlet in Mount Pleasant, S.C. BCBS of South Carolina will offer insurance for individuals as well as children's policies at the store.
A new report from the Noblis Center for Health Innovation, a non-profit healthcare advisory firm, has found that hospitals and health systems are cutting back on both capital spending and unprofitable services as a result of the economic crisis.