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In his weekly address on Saturday, President Barack Obama said he is confident that healthcare reform can be achieved this year if all parties involved will keep pushing forward.
Healthcare organizations need to act now to get their share of $34 billion in stimulus incentives, says Mark Leavitt, MD, who heads the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology.
athenahealth is investing in analytics.
A new initiative launched in Ohio plans to improve the flow of information between health plans and physicians' offices using a multi-payer Web portal.
During final hours of work on healthcare reform legislation, the Senate Finance Committee agreed to changes that are bad for seniors, veterans and workers, according to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member on the committee.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released $6.3 million in order to boost efforts by State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs).
MedAssets, based in Atlanta, has renewed and expanded its spend management agreement with Scripps Health, a San Diego-based integrated healthcare delivery network.
Monthly premiums for Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans will rise 11 percent on average to $38.85 in 2010 if beneficiaries stay in their current plans, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The 81st convention and exhibition of the American Health Information Management Association is under way, and the $34 billion in federal incentives to support adoption of electronic health records is garnering a big piece of the attention.
Healthcare reform will be the hot topic at the Medical Group Management Association’s Annual Conference 09, scheduled for Oct. 11-14, in Denver.