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Author and documentary filmmaker, T.R. Reid, talks to Healthcare Finance News about his new PBS film, "U.S. Health Care: The Good News," and about healthcare issues facing the country. We run part one of our conversation today.
Revenue and payment cycle specialist Recondo Technology announced last week it had acquired revenue cycle competitor Lakewood, Fla.-based Trilogi, Inc., in a move that broadens Recondo's customer base.
The Louisiana Hospital Association (LHA) announced Jan. 24 a new workplace wellness initiative for hospitals throughout the state.
A new HHS regulation set to take effect October 1 will require health insurers to publish marketing materials in plain language in an attempt to eliminate technical or confusing language that can often make if difficult for consumers to understand exactly what they are buying.
Health insurers will now be required to publish marketing materials in plain language and eliminate the technical or confusing language that can often make if difficult for consumers to understand exactly what they are buying, under a new provision of health reform.
In a recent WIHI radio show titled "The Social Imperative to Demonstrate That Better Care Equals Lower Costs," Donald Berwick, MD, former administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Gerry Shea, assistant to the president for governmental affairs at the AFL-CIO, spoke on the climbing costs associated with today's healthcare system.
Workforce management firm API Healthcare announced Wednesday that it has acquired Concerro, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) staffing and scheduling systems such as online scheduling, open shift management, patient acuity and emergency preparedness solutions for healthcare.
The Department of Health and Human Services granted more than $40 million to fund the Strong Start initiative aimed at reducing the number of preterm births in America, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday.
The eHealth Initiative (eHI) issued a report on Thursday, providing health IT recommendations to support accountable care organizations.
Virginia's hospitals and health systems provided more than $2.2 billion in community support, accounted for $27.7 billion in economic activity and employed 129,000 individuals in the Commonwealth in 2010, according to a statewide report recently released by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.