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Aetna PUTS patient safety language into contracts Aetna, of Hartford, Conn., has incorporated language from the Leapfrog Group’s “Never Events” policy in its hospital co...

Hyland, VHA sign deal to expand OnBase network Hyland Software, the Cleveland-based developer of the OnBase enterprise document management software suite, has signed an agreement with the...

SEATTLE – Improving processes has accomplished more than just making life easier at Seattle Children’s Hospital. It has put money in the bank. More than that, it has improved th...

TWO HEALTHCARE IT GIANTS have announced a strategic alliance to help state governments with their Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS). Ingenix, based in Eden Prairie, Minn., is j...

New Jersey needs to better monitor hospitals' financial conditions and may have to play a more active role in ensuring that essential facilities can survive financially. A report,...

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS and other groups are calling for change to a bill that would establish a demonstration project to measure the ability of patient-centered medical homes to...

OAKLAND, CA – The Agency for Healthcare Research Quality has awarded $600,000 to Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research to continue its heart disease prevention and management stud...

OTTAWA – Spotwave Wireless, a six-year-old Canadian startup whose technology sought to improve cellphone reception inside large buildings, has been placed into receivership after using up an est...

WESTWOOD, MA – Healthcare information systems vendor MEDITECH is adding e-prescribing and medication reconciliation to its portfolio through an alliance with DrFirst. The deal, announ...

A state senate committee soundly defeated a move to advance a proposal for healthcare reform to the state's senate for a full vote. The Senate Health Committee voted 10-1 to halt the progre...