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The key to a successful wellness program lies in the ability to reimburse people for engaging in healthy activities, like going to a fitness center. But health plans, insurers and employers have long struggles with how to properly reimburse a workout.
Minnesota-based IT company's platform allows health plans, employers to schedule reimbursements for health club visits.
Satisfied and engaged employees are essential if healthcare human resources departments are to hit the goal of improving patient satisfaction and safety, said an industry panel during a webinar Thursday reflecting on a newly released survey of healthcare HR professionals.
Hospitals employed more than 5.4 million people in 2009 and contributed more than 2.2 trillion dollars to economic activity says a new report released by the American Hospital Association.
Physicians working under contract with the federal government practice less defensive medicine than their private sector peers, according to a new survey by Atlanta-based clinical staffing organization, Jackson Healthcare.
4medica, provider of a cloud and SaaS-based clinical integration platform, announced Wednesday it will be joining forces with Kodak to help hospitals and physicians efficiently digitize clinical data.
In a deal that strengthens its presence in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, Eagle Hospital Physicians announced today its acquisition of hospitalist company PrimeDoc Management Services.
Over the last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued proposed changes that will update payment policies and rates for physicians, dialysis facilities and for services to Medicare beneficiaries in hospital outpatient departments and decrease Medicare payments to home health agencies.
Spiraling healthcare expenditures paralleled by increasing healthcare costs and premium rates of medical care are creating a real and urgent need for reform in the medical technology sector worldwide, according to a new analysis from Frost & Sullivan.