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VHA Inc., a nationwide alliance of hospitals, has entered into an agreement with Dallas-based research firm MD Buyline to provide VHA's 1,400 member hospitals access to expert analysts and reports on...
According to the Maryland Hospital Association the hospital workforce shortage has continued to persist in the state of Maryland, particularly for nursing.The MHA's annual survey revealed tha...
WASHINGTON – An organization that sets standards and rules for marketing municipal securities is raising concerns that banks could be violating federal law by linking the purchase of services to...
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Small practices are expected to benefit from two free Web-based dashboards that enable physicians and group practices to compare themselves to national norms.The...
A final report released this week by the inspector general's office of the Department of Health and Human Services has found evidence that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services underestimated...
GAO exposes flaws in CMS approval of DME suppliersMedicare is doing a poor job in screening suppliers of durable medical equipment, having failed to identify two fake suppliers in a recent...
WASHINGTON – The debate over H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, was focused on removing the Medicare physician payment cuts and a battle of wills betwee...
ST LOUIS, MO – A recent study has found that families with similar demographics and children with special needs have different out-of-pocket health expenditures depending on the state in which t...
SEATTLE – Employers trying to get a handle on healthcare costs often find their hands tied by one simple fact of life: You can’t predict the unpredictable. While medical emergenci...
The number of people without health insurance dropped from 47 million in 2006 to 45.7 million in 2007, according to a new U.S. Census report released on Tuesday. The report also suggested that the num...