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Medtronic Spine LLC, the corporate successor to Kyphon Inc., will pay the United States $75 million to settle allegations that it caused the submission of false claims to Medicare, according to the Ju...
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt announced a new plan Wednesday to improve patient safety and quality of care by sharing Medicare patient data on drug and medical devi...
According to the latest Wall Street Journal.com/Harris Interactive healthcare study, retail-based health clinics still rank high with users due in part to their convenience, quality of care and cost....
The Premier healthcare alliance has launched an initiative to address energy costs by increasing the use of renewable energy and reducing the industry's carbon footprint. Premier's initiative...
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched the first national print advertising campaign focused on the quality of care available in hospitals.The ads, placed by Centers for Med...
As the government prepares to roll out a program in 10 markets for medical equipment suppliers to bid on Medicare contracts, witnesses at a Congressional hearing expressed concern about the next stage...
The Tenet Healthcare Corporation will offer patients at its hospitals the option of paying their bills online. Dallas-based Tenet, which operates 53 hospitals in 12 states, has deployed Onlin...
Jewish Home Lifecare, one of the oldest and largest nonprofit, long-term care and rehabilitation systems in New York State, has inked a deal to upgrade its revenue cycle management processes....
Beginning this July, the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, or CCLM, will offer all incoming students full tuition scholarships.CCLCM was formed i...
THERE IS PERHAPS no more nebulous word in the English language than “quality.” Not only does it have multiple meanings and a subjective character, but it’s also inherently abstract a...