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By Chris Anderson | 10:25 am | April 09, 2012
It seems the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can’t ever get on the right side of the ICD-10 issue. For years it resisted calls to delay the planned implementation date of Oct. 1, 2013, as folks in the industry grappled with overlapping health IT priorities. Now that HHS finally relented, it faces the wrath of healthcare companies who bought into the deadline and have made significant progress toward implementation.
By Rene Letourneau | 10:20 am | April 09, 2012
January was a record month for healthcare merger and acquisition activity with 95 deals worth a combined total of $17.2 billion being transacted, according to a recent report from healthcare M&A data publisher Irving Levin Associates.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 05:59 pm | April 06, 2012
There are many "first woman to" accomplishments on Christine Cassel's resume but she is best known as an expert on geriatric medicine and a proponent of professional certification.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:18 pm | April 06, 2012
In a story worthy of a prime time serial drama, Highmark Inc. on April 1, fired its CEO Kenneth Melani, MD, for "cause" just four days after Melani was arrested for assaulting the estranged husband of a Highmark employee with whom Melani has allegedly been having an affair.
By Chris Anderson | 11:57 am | April 06, 2012
In a story worthy of a prime time serial drama, Highmark Inc. on Sunday fired its CEO Kenneth Melani, MD, for "cause" just four days after Melani was arrested for assaulting the estranged husband of a Highmark employee with whom Melani has allegedly been having an affair.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:33 am | April 06, 2012
The Health IT Policy Committee has concerns over some of the health information exchange requirements contained in the meaningful use Stage 2 proposed rule.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:28 am | April 06, 2012
Respected around the country as an instructor and researcher, Julie Freischlag, MD, is also one of the country's leading women surgeons.
By Rene Letourneau | 10:01 am | April 06, 2012
Near-term demand for healthcare workers is the strongest in San Francisco, Riverside/San Bernardino, Calif., and Denver, says Health Workforce Solutions LLC's Labor Market Pulse Index released today for Q1 2012.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 08:10 am | April 06, 2012
In Texas, where everything seems larger than life, the need for health IT workers is big, according to the Department of Health Information Management at the Texas State University-San Marcos.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 05:39 pm | April 05, 2012
Maine is gearing up for a statewide survey of doctors that will measure patients' experience of care and provide the state and its healthcare industry with important metrics.