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By Diana Manos | 12:10 pm | November 12, 2009
A new report from the American Hospital Association indicates hospitals are continuing to struggle financially due to the economic depression.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:31 am | November 12, 2009
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 29,000 jobs in October, while the national unemployment rate grew to 10.2 percent, according to recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:29 am | November 12, 2009
A new California HealthCare Foundation report reveals that the rate of increase of children's health coverage has slowed considerably in the wake of the national economic crisis and state funding cuts of recent years.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:49 am | November 11, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services is making available up to $9 million for state survey agencies in 43 states to help reduce healthcare-associated infections in stand-alone or same-day surgical centers.
By Patty Enrado | 10:31 am | November 11, 2009
Medical and nursing schools should collaborate and evolve their curricula to promote team-based care, according to stakeholders at a summit sponsored by the New England Healthcare Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:57 am | November 11, 2009
Ingenix officials say they’re making the revenue cycle management puzzle a little easier to solve for healthcare providers with the acquisition of CareMedic Services, Inc.
By Richard Pizzi | 08:56 am | November 11, 2009
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced a $10.6 million Medicaid provider payment cut Tuesday.
By Richard Pizzi | 08:53 am | November 11, 2009
A New Jersey company is looking to help children's hospitals with implementing and managing 340B drug discount programs.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:28 am | November 10, 2009
Jordan Hospital, a not-for-profit hospital in Plymouth, Mass., has installed a new denials management tool and is now using a complete revenue cycle product suite in its business office.
By Diana Manos | 11:18 am | November 10, 2009
Representatives who voted against the House healthcare reform legislation late Saturday night have received $2.3 million more in campaign donations from health insurance interests than those who voted in favor of the legislation to overhaul of the nation's healthcare system, according to a coalition of campaign reform groups.