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Thomson Reuters has released its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance in 10 key areas.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a health IT strategic plan for 2011 through 2015 for public review on Friday afternoon, and already comments are beginning to flow via online posts, where ONC is taking comments through April 22.
A new study by the Rand Corporation indicates people on high-deductible health plans significantly reduce their healthcare spending - but they're also cutting back on preventive care.
Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, in Louisville, Ky., has signed a deal to outsource management of its 16-year-old hospitalist program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reminding healthcare providers that attestation for the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program begins on April 18.
Affiliated Computer Services of Dallas, a subsidiary of Xerox, has announced plans to acquire CredenceHealth, a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of software that captures and analyzes patient data to assist healthcare providers and health plans in improving quality of care and compliance with meaningful use regulations.
More than 100 nursing homes in New York are suing the state for Medicaid reimbursements that haven't been updated as required by a 2006 law. The lawsuit alleges the state has not "re-based" payment calculations that would use more recent cost data to make reimbursement calculations.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will make changes in April to its Nursing Home Compare website, an online database used by consumers to compare nursing homes nationwide.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to develop a health insurance assistance database to keep track of consumer questions about the health reform law.
An Employee Benefits Research Institute survey indicates employer contributions to account-based health plans declined for the second year in a row in 2010.