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By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | January 25, 2008
WASHINGTON – Physicians have until February 15 to decide whether they will participate in the nation's Medicare program. The new cutoff date gave practices an additional 45 days beyond the origi...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | January 25, 2008
WASHINGTON – A report issued last month by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services is calling on the agency to require that physician-owned special...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | January 24, 2008
An analysis of the California healthcare reform proposal being considered by the state shows that expenses will outstrip premium revenue and that the plan could pose other fiscal risks and uncertainti...
By Chip Means | 12:00 am | January 24, 2008
Amid worsening national economic conditions, the middle ground has never seemed further away for advocates of expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program. P...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | January 24, 2008
The House Committee on Small Business heard testimony Wednesday on the variety of challenges faced by small businesses in making healthcare affordable. According to a rec...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | January 24, 2008
WorldDoc has integrated its online health assessment and prevention tools with MphasiS Healthcare Solutions' WEBeci online self-service solution. The cooperation is designed to enable both companies t...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | January 23, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking steps to increase the rates paid to a class of hospitals that often treat patients with complex conditions over a long period of time....
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | January 23, 2008
With the installation of a Real Time Location System, Southeastern Regional Medical Center hopes to reduce inventory costs by tracking hospital equipment and medical devices....
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | January 23, 2008
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association unveiled a strategy today that is designed to help revamp America's healthcare system. The report, "Pathway to Covering America: En...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | January 23, 2008
Pennsylvania has become the third state in the country whose hospitals promise not to charge for care delivery that results in serious medical errors. The Hospital & Healt...