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By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | October 29, 2008
The growth of philanthropic giving for healthcare in the United States fell by more than half from 2006 to 2007, while the Canadian rate of growth in donations nearly tripled, according to the Associa...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 29, 2008
Google co-founder Adam Bosworth has parted the curtain on KEAS Inc., the new healthcare enterprise he is poised to launch early next year. If he's successful, it could mean fat Americans woul...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | October 29, 2008
People are blaming the insurance industry for rising healthcare costs more than anyone else, according to a nationwide survey.The Harris Poll conducted a survey of 2,119 U.S. adults online b...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | October 29, 2008
According to a study released by the WellPoint Institute of Health Care Knowledge, consumer-directed health plans encourage preventive care and yield cost savings for employers. The study, &q...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | October 29, 2008
The Advance Medical Technology Association, American Hospital Association and  American Health Information Management Association urged Congress in a letter Tuesday not to delay adoption of the n...
By Patty Enrado | 12:00 am | October 29, 2008
ONLY about half of healthcare organizations deploy chargemaster maintenance technology solutions. These applications automate and update constantly changing regulatory and compliance issues, help k...
By Jeff Marion | 12:00 am | October 28, 2008
St. Elizabeth Medical Center plans to implement new revenue management software to help manage high volume, low dollar claims, improve laboratory collection rates, and increase reporting capabilities....
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | October 28, 2008
The American Association for Homecare has announced 13 recommendations designed to combat Medicare fraud attributed to the home medical equipment (HME) sector. "The homecare sector has z...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 28, 2008
Information technology, remote monitoring and technology connected to genomics and diagnostics are all appealing investments, the executives of three investment entities said Monday at the Center for...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | October 28, 2008
With the idea that physicians know the most about new healthcare technology, Sermo, Inc. has announced a collaboration with Bloomberg, L.P. to launch an online healthcare information database for prof...