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The Medical Travel Quality Alliance has announced the first program to train and certify international patient care managers and medical travel providers worldwide.
At a forum organized by Common Good, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, held Thursday in Washington, DC, stakeholders and experts on medical liability issues discussed ways reform could lower healthcare costs in the U.S. and improve patient safety.
The American Hospital Association says new data released at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) meeting shows that Medicare payment for hospital services falls “woefully” short of covering costs.
A new coverage program allows Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield subscribers in New Hampshire to use walk-in and urgent care centers across the state when their physician is not available.
Alpha II has announced that Healthpac Computer Systems will add Alpha II's ClaimStaker claims scrubber application to its customer base, which includes radiology, cardiology, neurology and other office-based healthcare providers.
A new study from the Center for Economic and Policy Research reveals that the $62 trillion 'intergenerational debt' figure most often discussed in policy debates is due almost entirely to spiraling private-sector healthcare costs.
Kaiser Permanente has launched "Patient Safety Initiative at America's Public Hospitals,” a program designed to enhance patient safety programs at public hospitals to ensure safe, high-quality care for vulnerable and low-income populations.
Most states have managed to safeguard and, in some cases, expand healthcare coverage for children and parents in their Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance (SCHIP) Programs in 2009, according to a new survey.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that Medicaid programs in seven states will receive federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Nearly $600 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding has been earmarked for community health center construction and renovation projects and to help networks of health centers adopt electronic healthcare records and other health IT systems.