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Revenue in medical practices declined in 2008, according to the Medical Group Management Association.

Despite help from the federal government, the number of people enrolled in Medicaid - and state spending on the program - are climbing sharply as a result of the recession, straining state budgets and pressuring officials to curb costs.

Doylestown Hospital, a 210-bed acute care facility near Philadelphia, has signed a contract with clinical documentation vendor MedQuist to use the company’s Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) consulting services and software.

Scripps Health, an integrated healthcare delivery network based in San Diego, has renewed and expanded its spend management agreement with healthcare group purchasing organization MedAssets, Inc.

A professional nurses organization announced Thursday that they would like to be included in the ongoing debate over healthcare reform.

The Atlantic General Hospital and Health System has announced an agreement with the Rite Aid Corporation to open immediate care clinics inside three Rite Aid stores this fall.

A new report commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation projects that if federal reform efforts are not enacted, the cost would be substantial.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced 63 awards totaling more than $7.6 million to help states recruit healthcare clinicians and alleviate their debt burden.

As the first in a series designed to reach out to states and regions across the country, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will welcome Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) for a live video chat at 5:30 p.m. EDT today.

Six hospitals in Indiana and Alabama have agreed to pay more than $8 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud, according to the Department of Justice.