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Humana Inc., one of the largest managed care organizations in the country has named McKesson executive Bruce D. Broussard as president and announced a succession plan that would see Broussard ascend to CEO at the retirement of current Chairman and CEO Mike McCallister, expected in the next 12 to 18 months.
Siemens Healthcare announced Friday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Yardley, Pa.-based MobileMD, Inc., a developer of health information exchange technology.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) wants to better align the payment system for the program that coordinates care for dual-eligibles – beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid with the Medicare Advantage payment system.
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) enables frail Medicare beneficiaries still in their homes to access medical and social services in the community.
Wisconsin hospitals generate $28 billion in annual economic activity for the state, according to a study released Thursday by the University of Wisconsin-Cooperative Extension Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA).
North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System has been awarded the most incentives – nearly $3.7 million – under a national pay-for-performance program, the system announced on Thursday.
Information technology and business process services firm CGI Group, Inc. announced this week that it will now report a separate health global vertical segment.
Rates to live in long-term care facilities continue to rise, according to a new market survey of nursing homes, assisted living centers and adult day and home care services.
According to Francis Hollweck, a senior manager in the Healthcare Advisory Services group at the public accounting firm Crowe Horwath, if hospitals’ bad debt expenses are not identified or collected in advance of a procedure or at the time of check-in, it becomes much harder for the hospital to recoup the payment.
The increasing number of hospital trauma center closures in the U.S has had a disproportionate negative effect on high-poverty and rural communities, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs.