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By Bernie Monegain | 12:36 pm | December 09, 2009
Maintaining the status quo won't be good enough for vendors in the fiercely competitive medical transcription services market, according to KLAS.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:43 am | December 09, 2009
Many adults are juggling part-time caregiving and full-time job requirements, according to a new study.
By Patty Enrado | 10:55 am | December 09, 2009
The healthcare industry has been somewhat immune to the economic recession compared to other hard-hit industries, but a new survey reveals that healthcare organizations are battling low employee morale.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:20 am | December 09, 2009
The Greater Hazleton Health Alliance has saved nearly $500,000 in nine months by leveraging Broadlane’s supply chain services at its facilities.
By Richard Pizzi | 09:50 am | December 09, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has decided to cover Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection screening for Medicare beneficiaries who are at increased risk for the infection, including women who are pregnant and Medicare beneficiaries of any age who voluntarily request the service.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:50 am | December 08, 2009
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians will begin aggregating members' reimbursement data and provide real-time payer benchmarking to identify problem payers and troubling reimbursement trends before they turn into cash-flow pitfalls.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:35 am | December 08, 2009
Healthcare groups have urged Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid during the past year to fix or eliminate the proposed durable medical equipment competitive bidding process, fearing that it won't work.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:20 am | December 08, 2009
The QuadraMed Corp., a Reston, Va.-based provider of revenue cycle management technology and services, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:05 am | December 08, 2009
Two U.S. health systems, AtlantiCare in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and Heartland Health in St. Joseph, Mo., have won the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
By Diana Manos | 09:56 am | December 08, 2009
As the Senate continues to debate its healthcare reform bill, Senate minority leaders Tom Coburn, MD (R-Okla.), Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and David Vitter (R-La.) filed an amendment this week that would call on the president, his administration, White House staff, members of Congress and their staff to enroll in the government-run public option, should it pass.