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The nation's largest active-duty domestic armed forces facility at Fort Hood, Texas, has completed installation of a radio frequency identification system to track and manage the more than 150,000 med...
The Senate failed Thursday night to pass a veto-proof vote on a bill that would block a 10.6 percent payment cut for physicians participating in Medicare. The cut is slated to begin July 1.Ea...
A new study finds that Americans' access to medical care has deteriorated between 2003 and 2007. In 2007 one in five people reported not getting or delaying needed medical care in the previous 12 mont...
Employers' use of incentives to promote health and wellness programs rose from 62 percent to 71 percent between 2007 and 2008, according to a report released today. The new data reveals what programs...
As politicians work to reform the U.S. healthcare system, healthcare itself should be viewed as a "national resource," not simply as a business or a commodity, said a keynote speaker Wednesd...
A new report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Health Research Institute finds that two-thirds of health leaders, including government and private payers from 20 different countries, see prob...
Tenet Healthcare Corp. has agreed to sell its majority stake in Broadlane, a technology-oriented healthcare services company, to TowerBrook Capital Partners in a $155 million cash deal.The de...
Nurses are a key part of a hospital's revenue cycle, yet their input usually isn't sought during the development of organizational business plans, experts said Tuesday at ANI 2008, the annual conferen...
Catholic Health East will automate its revenue cycle management system in an effort to improve financial performance throughout its 16 acute care facilities. Catholic Health East will use Orl...
The United Health Foundation has awarded a $300,000 grant to Howard University's College of Dentistry to establish a program that will expand access to quality dental care for low-income children and...