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A U.S. federal appeals court in Virginia heard arguments Tuesday on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
Two Florida based healthcare IT companies, one focusing on practice management and the other on electronic medical records, are partnering to help urgent care centers and hospital emergency departments manage their clinical and administrative affairs on one platform.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), with more than 1,400 CIO members, is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to rethink the government's rulemaking proposals on accountable care organizations.
A Republican-sponsored bill aimed at overhauling Maine's health insurance regulations is facing strong partisan opposition, with critics contending it will make insurance unaffordable for those living in rural areas.
On Friday, the Consumer Partnership for eHealth released a report titled "Consumer Platform for Health IT." It describes how to advance patient engagement in healthcare through technology.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that few families without health insurance have the financial resources to pay for hospital bills.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has asked the federal government to keep better track of data on nursing home complaints.
Waud Capital Partners has acquired Revenue Cycle Solutions, giving the Chicago-based private equity firm a platform to build a patient account resolution company serving hospitals, hospital-based physician groups and other healthcare facilities.
The Hospitalists Management Group and Cogent Healthcare have closed on a deal, announced in April, that merges the two companies. This combination forms the largest private hospitalist company in the United States.
Tenet Healthcare has rejected Community Health Systems' $7.25-per-share, all-cash offer to acquire the company, a move that likely signals an end to a six-month struggle for control of the Dallas-based operator of 49 hospitals and 84 acute care centers.