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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:41 am | March 25, 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced $37,570,328.55 disbursed under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs so far this year.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:34 am | March 25, 2011
Insight Health Services, a provider of fixed-site and mobile diagnostic imaging services, emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring this week.
By Richard Pizzi | 02:06 am | March 25, 2011
Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased minimally from January 2011 to February 2011, rising 0.1 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Richard Pizzi | 01:06 am | March 25, 2011
Avanti Hospitals has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Coast Plaza Hospital in Norwalk, Calif., which would be the company's fourth hospital in Los Angeles County.
By Diana Manos | 11:55 am | March 24, 2011
Consumers are spending $363 billion more on healthcare than has been reported in official government accounts, according to a new report by Deloitte. This totals 14.7 percent more, Deloitte's researchers said.
By Chris Anderson | 11:45 am | March 24, 2011
A release of preliminary results by CIGNA from two accountable care pilot projects shows both are achieving lowered growth in healthcare costs while also improving quality of care.
By Mike Miliard | 11:44 am | March 24, 2011
The American National Standards Institute and Shared Assessments Program have helped launch a new program to explore the financial impact of unauthorized access to personal health information.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:54 am | March 24, 2011
Seventeen healthcare providers in Mississippi and Louisiana are taking their collaborative efforts to a new level with the formation of the Gulf States Purchasing Coalition.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 05:46 pm | March 23, 2011
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Care is set to launch a medical home certification pilot and is seeking community health centers and other primary care practices to participate.
By John Andrews | 02:44 pm | March 23, 2011
Experts say hospitals must be proactive, take steps now to prepare for the onslaught