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President Barack Obama has released a fiscal year 2012 budget proposal that includes funding to stabilize Medicare physician payments.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced Wednesday the awarding of $241 million in "Early Innovator" grants to help seven states design and implement the IT infrastructure needed to launch state health insurance exchanges.
Hospitalist service provider Apollo Medical Holdings has acquired the Aligned Healthcare Group, which operates 24-hour physician call centers and provides specialized care management services.
Women and younger individuals are more likely to seek information on healthcare costs, quality and access after experiencing an increase in premiums or cost-sharing, according to the Employee Benefits Research Institute.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif., has contracted with MD Ranger, a Burlingame, Calif.-based benchmarks and service data company.
Providers face ‘severe’ repercussions for not getting transition right
In Pennsylvania, a healthcare system is using a game to help administrators learn how to respond to and solve staffing and employee issues. In Montana, a medical center is using an online system to allow physicians and nurses to bid for and arrange their own work schedules.
Welcome to staffing and scheduling in the 21st Century.
Document management eases transition to an EMR
Recent deals highlight need to coordinate RCM decisions
Workforce management giant adds web-ready HR solutions