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Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased marginally from December 2010 to January 2011, rising 0.1 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Employers who consistently offer a wellness program to employees can slow the rate of healthcare cost growth by 15 percent, according to a new study by Highmark.
The American Association of Homecare says the competitive bidding process initiated for Medicare patients at the start of 2011 is not working.
Kronos, Inc., a Chelmsford, Mass.-based provider of workforce management solutions, has acquired API Healthcare, a Hartford, Wis.-based developer of software management solutions focused on staffing and scheduling, patient classification, human resources, recruiting, payroll and staffing agencies.
Hospitals could see substantial savings by instituting environmentally-friendly practices in operating rooms, says a study published in the February issue of Archives of Surgery.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday nearly $200 million in new grant funds to help states make health insurance premiums more transparent and to give states the power to stop "unreasonable premium increases."
As the price of a barrel of oil skyrockets, spurring fears of a worldwide recession, officials at Novation, a healthcare contracting supply company, and its members will be able to track supply costs better than before because the Texas-based company just began publishing its Budget Projections Impact Reports monthly instead of bi-yearly.
Aetna members in most fully insured medical plans in Texas and Florida now have the option of using a new service from TelaDoc to access non-urgent care over the phone.
Indiana's health IT sector, which includes more than 72 growing technologies, along with health plans, life sciences companies, academic institutions, philanthropic organizations and state government, have bolstered healthcare and the economy of the state, according to a new report.
Horizon Healthcare Innovations, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, has teamed up with 63 physicians in New Jersey to launch a statewide PCMH. To help the process along, Horizon is funding population care coordinators to be embedded in physicians' offices.