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A new study shows how Louisiana's hospitals are responsible for providing economic stability to its communities.

According to a new report, Medicare Advantage plans will be paid $11 billion in 2009, or $1,140 more per enrollee than it would cost to care for the same number of beneficiaries under traditional fee-for-service Medicare.

Lovelace Health Plan, a 200,000-member plan owned by the Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System, has signed a six-year business process outsourcing contract.

Revenue cycle management is one of the largest and most significant healthcare product categories in the age of stimulus fund, pay for performance and self-pay models. Our September 2009 issue provides an overview of the trends and products shaping RCM.

American pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. have agreed to pay $2.3 billion to settle criminal and civil liability from marketing fraud.

The National Community Pharmacists Association is urging Congress to preserve Medicaid patients’ access to approximately 23,000 community pharmacies.

The Hospital Corporation of America has joined Practice Greenhealth, a group of organizations in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices.

A new study shows healthcare providers are concerned about the increase in a new strain of hospital-acquired infections.

Online advertised job vacancies rose by 169,000 to 3,464,800 in August – and the largest category in terms of job volume was in the healthcare field – according to a new report from The Conference Board.

 Health insurers' focus on administrative cost reduction has been intensified by the economic recession and Washington's healthcare reform agenda. More focused spending for healthcare IT solutions that demonstrate the ability to take cost out has spiked as a result – at least for NaviNet.