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With all that’s going on in the arena of healthcare reform, one wonders whether hospitals have the time to properly manage their doctors.

Paul Kacik is Managing Director, McGladrey Capital Markets, Costa Mesa, Calif.

OTCNetwork debuts prepaid cards for MA plans for purchase of over-the-counter medications.

Network Health, a health plan providing coverage to more than 160,000 Massachusetts residents with low or moderate incomes, has partnered with Health Integrated, a leading health management solutions provider, to offer its members enhanced health coaching services.

For healthcare organizations that don’t have a firm grasp on social networking, that unflattering Twitter comment or Facebook photo is just the tip of the iceberg.

The American Medical Association has joined 65 national physician organizations in urging Congress to stop the 30 percent Medicare pay cuts to take effect at the end of the year.

Nurses’ roles, responsibilities and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by healthcare reform, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

Patients treated at five-star-rated hospitals had a 72 percent lower risk of dying compared to those at one-star-rated hospitals, according to a study by the healthcare ratings organization HealthGrades.

There’s never a dull moment with healthcare reform.

The proposed sale of Caritas Christi Health Care to a New York-based private equity firm may be imminent, following conditional votes of approval from two Massachusetts state agencies.