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By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:35 am | March 29, 2012
Before her election last fall to head the Medical Group Management Association, Susan Turney was recognized as a champion for healthcare information technology.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 05:58 pm | March 28, 2012
If the Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate, the justices will then decide whether or not the remainder of the health reform law is so intertwined with the insurance requirement that it too must be overturned as unconstitutional.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:49 pm | March 28, 2012
We asked our social media followers whether they feel a tax on the people would be the best possible penalty. Is it unconstitutional? Is it fair? Are there other sanctions that seem more realistic? Here's a Twitter recap of their responses.
By Michelle McNickle | 02:07 pm | March 28, 2012
With patent expirations looming and already passing for some of the nation's bestselling name brand drugs, Big Pharma is facing major revenue challenges in 2012. Here are five blockbuster name brand drugs facing patent expiration.
By Rene Letourneau | 12:47 pm | March 28, 2012
Healthcare supply chain management firm GHX is honoring 50 healthcare provider organizations with its 2011 GHX Best 50 Customer awards in recognition of their work in improving operational performance and reducing costs through supply chain automation.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:09 pm | March 28, 2012
Despite being the most recognized piece of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the individual mandate remains the least popular.
By Chris Anderson | 11:47 am | March 28, 2012
Day two of hearings at the Supreme Court yesterday found the justices pressing the federal government's case by searching for analogies in a host of other industries -- ranging from burial services and telecommunications to food and emergency services -- in order to better understand the nature of the individual mandate.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:47 am | March 28, 2012
Teri Fontenot is one of the few women who head a hospital and the one she leads is considered one of the largest freestanding women's hospitals in the country.
By Mary Mosquera | 05:19 pm | March 27, 2012
The Supreme Court dove into the heart of the health reform law and its most controversial aspect, the individual mandate, during day two of hearings on the law.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 03:49 pm | March 27, 2012
As the shortage of primary care providers is becoming more of a threat to healthcare organizations, a new national program has been created to help identify primary care sites around the country that are using their workforce creatively in order to increase access, provide good quality care and create value at their institutions.