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By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:31 am | April 17, 2012
The Affordable Care Act weighs heavily on the minds of young doctors says a new study by the Physicians Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports doctors.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 10:40 am | April 17, 2012
Thomson Reuters released its 19th-annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance.
By Michelle McNickle | 02:56 pm | April 16, 2012
As the industry remains at a crossroads, many are looking to their supply chains to help drive change. And by turning their supply chains into a "strategic asset," organizations can have success controlling costs and increasing business efficiencies, according a recent whitepaper by healthcare management company GHX. Teran Andes breaks down six additional keys to seeing supply chain success.
By Kaiser Health News | 12:54 pm | April 16, 2012
Medicare plans on using resource use reports to tie physician reimbursement to quality and costs of care.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 12:00 pm | April 16, 2012
Sharona Ross, MD, bucked the trend by becoming a surgeon in a traditionally male dominated field. Today, she is a national voice advocating for women to become surgeons.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:55 am | April 16, 2012
A new study from IDC Health Insights finds that more than half of health plans will invest in trigger-based communications, which use data analytics to detect a consumer's current status, and automatically initiate relevant communications, to prompt plan members to take health and wellness action.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:48 am | April 16, 2012
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has awarded a $111 million contract to Indianapolis-based National Government Services, Inc. to support the Next Generation Desktop (NGD) over the next five years.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 11:19 am | April 16, 2012
Two bills that would lower healthcare costs for veterans, make it easier for veterans to access the Veterans Administration (VA) healthcare system and prevent older veterans from unexpected out-of-pocket costs was recently introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR).
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:12 am | April 16, 2012
Last week was a real roller coaster ride for Tenet Healthcare. On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced it was fining the hospital network $42.75 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act; then on Thursday Tenet announced an agreement with HHS that would add $84 million to its coffers to correct Medicare underpayments.
By Frank Irving | 11:09 am | April 16, 2012
A new directive in California is set to save doctors and other medical providers millions.