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Sixteen rural hospitals in South Dakota will receive a total of $244,376 in grants for technology projects from laboratory electronic medical records to a medication labeling and bar code system.
About 75 of the 127 physician-owned hospitals under construction won't meet an Aug. 1, 2010 deadline in the revised Senate health reform bill, according to an informal count by Physician Hospitals of America.
Costs for long-term care insurance have risen about 2 percent compared to the prior year, according to a recent study.
National health plans Aetna and Wellpoint are the first to earn certification for electronically exchanging administrative data using the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare's Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) Phase II rules
Information technology aimed at older adults to help improve medication adherence could save billions of dollars, according to a recent report.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to delay the accreditation deadline for Medicare Part B Durable Medical Equipment, Orthotics, Prosthetics and Supplies or at least suspend enforcement.
A Boston-based developer of imaging and information management solutions is set to start the new year under new ownership.
The Visiting Physicians Association, based in Farmington Hills, Mich., will pay $9.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare, TRICARE and the Michigan Medicaid program.
CDPHP, a not-for-profit health insurer in New York, has deployed new software to help reduce costs and boost quality.
CDPHP, a not-for-profit health insurer in New York, has deployed new software to help reduce costs and boost quality.