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Cigna and the Piedmont Physicians Group, part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, have launched an accountable care organization pilot program, designed to provide a comprehensive, accountable and collaborative approach to medical care.
A lower base salary means increased productivity and higher overall compensation for hospitalist physicians, according to a new report.
The Department of Health and Human Services has expanded the Rural Community Hospital demonstration program.
The Alpharetta, Ga.-based developer of supply chain and revenue management solutions added e-procurement to its portfolio through an Aug. 25 partnership with Prodigo Solutions, then followed with the September acquisition of The Broadlane Group – thus positioning the company as one of the largest group purchasing organizations in the country.
A study in the September issue of Health Affairs has pegged the cost of malpractice at approximately $55.6 billion a year, or 2.4 percent of annual healthcare spending.
President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, after months of bitter debate nationwide and on Capitol Hill.
A report on healthcare spending released in September by actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been used to support both sides of the bitter partisan debate over healthcare reform.
A former chief financial officer for three different hospital networks is under house arrest and facing federal fraud charges for allegedly stealing more than $200,000 from health systems in Connecticut and Ohio.
The percentage of the nation's population without health insurance increased from 15.4 percent in 2008 to 16.7 percent in 2009, according to data released in September by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Health insurance carriers have been on the minds of lawmakers, consumers and federal officials over the past month.