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By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
LANSING, MI – Michigan’s nonprofit community hospitals provided nearly $2.6 billion in direct patient care services and targeted outreach to those who could not afford it in fiscal year 20...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
WASHINGTON – According to Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, the fundamental healthcare question facing America these days is how to slow rapidly rising costs. The Ariz...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
WASHINGTON – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has filed a lawsuit to stop a federal rule that would cut Medicare reimbursement rates for hospices across the country....
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
North Carolina Health System reports big lossesCarolinas HealthCare System reported a loss of more than $111.8 million for the first half of the year, citing the sagging performance of the...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS - Ninety-two percent of hospital healthcare information management directors are familiar with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Recovery Audit Contractor program, and...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
MILWAUKEE, WI – Metro Imaging is among several imaging centers successfully using its radiology information system (RIS) and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) to help streamline...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
KANSAS CITY, MO – As employers aim to hold down healthcare costs, many will increasingly look to wellness programs that can prove they deliver a return on investment.That’s where...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | October 02, 2008
Texas Health Resources, the largest healthcare system in North Texas, has been awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help employers address the problems their employees may face due to fam...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | October 02, 2008
Humana will assist the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in providing access to health and prescription benefits for about 16,000 Medicare members of the MD Medicare Choice (MDMC) plan in 23...
By Jeff Marion | 12:00 am | October 02, 2008
National Surgical Hospitals announced the opening of its 13th hospital, the Colorado Orthopedic and Surgical Hospital, in Denver.The hospital is a joint venture between NSH - an owner, operat...