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MARCH MARKED the five-year anniversary of the "shock and awe" beginning of our War in Iraq, and all over D.C., the country – and for that matter, the world – there was discussion of i...
CHICAGO – In a deal that could affect more than 150,000 U.S. physicians and another 700 hospitals, Allscripts and Misys Healthcare have announced a merger....
PSS World Medical has announced that it has sold a portion of its shares of athenahealth, Inc., a Watertown, Mass.-based provider of Internet-based IT and business management services to physician pra...
The annual Medicare Trustees report, released Tuesday, indicates Medicare spending is growing faster than the economy, potentially leaving the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund under-financed within the ne...
Roughly one-third of the respondents to a recent AFL-CIO story say they've skipped medical care due to the cost. The labor organization released the results of the online survey th...
Medicare beneficiaries who are poor, old, chronically ill or have low incomes are disproportionately affected by out-of-pocket costs under the federal program, according to a study by The Commonwealth...
Two multi-specialty medical groups will automate their payer contract management processes and monitor payer compliance to recover and boost overall revenue. Harvard Va...
A new survey indicates employers are watching their employees' healthcare spending in an effort to hold down rising healthcare costs. Survey results released Monday by Mercer...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has responded to a challenge to provide savings information on a competitive bidding process it's implementing for durable medical equipment....
Thomson Healthcare of Stamford, Conn. has entered into a strategic partnership with Atlanta-based Emory University to form the Institute for Health Productivity Studies, which will conduct stud...