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By Richard Pizzi | 10:53 am | July 06, 2009
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector grew by 21,000 jobs in June, although the national unemployment rate remained steady at 9.5 percent, according to recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:19 am | July 06, 2009
Siemens Healthcare has announced that UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Mass., and the Bethesda Healthcare System in south Florida have signed multi-year contracts for the Soarian healthcare information system.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:07 pm | July 02, 2009
NewsMaker Interview with Steve Lanning, director of Emergency Services for Conway Medical in Conway, S.C.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:04 pm | July 02, 2009
At a time when national banks are loath to lend, borrowers are turning to a recently-created financing option that lets smaller local banks participate in debt structures usually available only from much larger institutions.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:01 pm | July 02, 2009
Healthcare providers are not immune to the current economic conditions that affect most industries. Providers must accommodate dwindling profit margins by constantly managing costs, and as a result, physician practices are being forced to reexamine their processes in hopes of finding ways to do more with less.
By Richard Pizzi | 03:56 pm | July 02, 2009
Montlhy editorial from Richard Pizzi, Editor
By Patty Enrado | 03:33 pm | July 02, 2009
The AHIP Institute 2009 in June was supposed to be about finding common ground among stakeholders on various issues surrounding healthcare reform.
By Patty Enrado | 03:30 pm | July 02, 2009
An estimated 100 protestors rallied against the health insurance industry at the AHIP Institute 2009 conference in June at the San Diego Convention Center.
03:03 pm | July 02, 2009
Two topics dominated the conversation at last month’s Healthcare Financial Management Association’s ANI: The Healthcare Finance Conference. One was Seattle’s surprisingly sunny weather; the other, of course, was healthcare reform.
By Diana Manos | 02:59 pm | July 02, 2009
Monlthly column from Diana Manos, Senior Editor