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Pediatric hospitalists saw a 7.2 percent increase in median compensation rising from $160,038 in 2009 to $171,617 in 2010, though their compensation still significantly trailed adult medicine hospitalists whose median compensation was $220,619.
Health insurance premiums for families covered through their employers rose an average of 9 percent in 2010 and the average price for a family policy now exceeds $15,000 per year according to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums for family coverage rose an average of 9 percent in 2010 and the average price for a family policy now exceeds $15,000 per year according to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The California Hospital Association is accusing the labor union representing nurses at a hospital where a patient died last weekend during a strike of exploiting the tragedy to further its own agenda.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $103 million in grants to 61 states and communities to help fight chronic disease, the leading cause of death in Americans.
Two new toolboxes came to market Tuesday, aiming to help providers manage the sprawling ICD-10 conversion.
3M Health Information Systems introduced its 360 Encompass System, while Contexo unveiled the ICD-10 Preparation Analyzer.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to establish an appeals process for the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive program.
At the Health 2.0 conference Monday in San Francisco, a panel of employers and healthcare insurers said they are ready to jump on the Health 2.0 bandwagon.
A new report from human resources consulting firm Aon Hewitt and healthcare consulting firm Polakoff Boland says employer interest in accountable care organizations is ramping up as they seek new ways to continue offering healthcare benefits to employees.
They might be late to the Health 2.0 party, they said. However, a panel of employers and healthcare insurers at the Health 2.0 conference on Monday made it clear they are ready to play.