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More employers are using cost sharing as a utilization management tool in their prescription drug programs.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has provided the down payment for a nationwide effort to reduce healthcare associated infections in stand-alone or same-day surgical centers.

President Obama's healthcare IT chief David Blumenthal, MD, was on hand Friday as Maine announced it will go live this summer with the country's largest statewide health information exchange.

Putting together a budget has never been at the top of any executive’s “fun list,” but today’s dire economic climate makes the process more strenuous than ever.

Healthcare consumers wading through the myriad of preferred provider organizations have a new tool at their disposal to determine which PPO fits their needs.

While medical travel may conjure images of exotic locations like New Zealand, France or Sweden, BridgeHealth Medical wants prospective clients to look closer to home.

The growing popularity of registration kiosks in hospitals and doctors’ offices has not only made it easier for patients to check in, it has given providers the perfect opportunity to push revenue cycle management tools to the front end.

Before Fall 2004, the Dayton, Ohio-based managed care company CareSource didn’t have analytics tools and was creating reports out of its claims system using Excel spreadsheets.

The Washington State Health Care Authority kicked off its Health Counts Program in July 2006 and in the 3 years hence has seen promising results.

In May 2008, Aetna told its suppliers they must offer their employees healthcare coverage by 2011.