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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...
Health centers can meet standards, study says Community health centers can adopt national performance standards and improve their quality of care. Results of a recent study concluded th...
ROCHESTER, MN – Two major forces in healthcare – one well-known for clinical innovation and the other a significant healthcare IT vendor – are joining to pursue medical imaging resea...
WASHINGTON – Two national associations are raising concerns about the second phase of a competitive bidding program to be implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services....
THE MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION (MedPAC) – an independent body comprised mainly of physicians – has determined that doctors should be paid a 1.1 percent increase for Medicare serv...
WASHINGTON – Retiree benefits may be trimmed by employers after a former worker reaches age 65 and becomes eligible for Medicare coverage, according to a recent ruling by the Equal Employmen...
Contributed by Michael Mytych RECENT PUBLISHED RESEARCH on the state of regional health information organization initiatives indicates a lack of progress on their deployment and sustainability....
Figuring out how to fully contain healthcare costs is one difficult task. It reminds me of the age-old impossibility of trying to close your hand completely around a balloon that, while partially defl...
DUBLIN, OH – Many hospitals struggle to implement information technology – to gain clinician buy-in, retrofit infrastructure and thoroughly retrain staff.Not a problem at Dublin Methodist...
MEMPHIS, TN – Researchers at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and the University of Memphis Center for Healthcare Technology have taken a lead from the military on an innovative way to explore ho...