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CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) is pushing for a permanent fix to a bill that has taken away a three-year medical loan deferment for medical students serving their residency....

In his final State of the Union speech last night, President Bush prioritized pressing domestic economic issues ahead of healthcare, which has been the top domestic issue for several years....

CHARLOTTE, NC – Approximately 135,000 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina members can directly benefit from the Medication Dedication program, which began on January 1....

ORLANDO, FL – Craneware, Inc. has announced the release of a new software application designed to help hospitals capture lost reimbursements for medications. Pharmacy ChargeLink is de...

PROVIDENCE, RI – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s “Quality Counts” program to support physician adoption of electronic health record systems will begin monitoring...

SALT LAKE CITY – Officials at AdvancedMD, which provides practice management and medical billing software for physicians, figure they’ve doubled in size and profits each year for the past...

THERE’S STILL A LOT of paper scheduling in hospitals today, according to Jared Peterson, vice president of research operations for KLAS Enterprises. Price point, cultural change an...

Wal-Mart Stores CEO and President Lee Scott says the company's decision to contract with select employers on prescription claims management will save some of the employers more than $100 million in 20...

The promise of federal stimulation of the economy has prompted a call for assistance from the healthcare industry. Several healthcare groups have banded together to ask Congr...

A recent report asserts that reforming the healthcare system to cover some or all of America's 47 million uninsured, as proposed by some 2008 presidential candidates, would increase demand for healthc...