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Contributed by Carter Pate FOR THE FIRST TIME since President Bill Clinton was elected in 1992, the topic of healthcare is the most important domestic issue. That means health industry e...
LOUISVILLE, KY – Health plans and large employer groups are looking to implement best practices and quantify ROI to validate wellness programs with incentives....
CUPERTINO, CA – Healthcare organizations that are victimized by theft or loss of data are more likely to be hit by financial losses from declines in reputation and additional expenses, compared...
Insurance group offers individual coverage plan Insurers announced plans in December to enable more individuals, even those with health problems, to get health insurance. A report titled...
BOSTON – When the Commonwealth of Massachusetts decided in April 2006 to make it mandatory that all residents have health insurance, officials realized they’d better have something in...
Surveys of specialties show revenue/cost variations Recent surveys by the Medical Group Management Association show physician group practices battling rising costs in cardiology and ort...
RETURN ON PATIENT DOLLARS is where all the money is for providers, according to Elizabeth Woodcock, a speaker, author and consultant. Insurance follow up on claims that are denied, however, is a huge...
WASHINGTON – Congress used special methods late in December to approve a bill that would defer a 10.1 percent Medicare payment cut for physicians that was scheduled to take effect January 1....
ROCHESTER, NY – The Greater Rochester Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) began its four-office pilot in early December, enabling physicians to exchange health information....
THERE ARE MORE than 23,000 independent pharmacies, and 75,000 pharmacists in the United States. In 2006, after five years of stability, 1,152 pharmacies, about 5 percent of the nation’s ph...