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As a result of its anti-fraud efforts, WellPoint and its affiliated health plans saved almost $75 million in 2008.
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, N.J., closed its inpatient pediatric unit this week, primarily due to under-use of the nine-bed unit.
As Massachusetts faces rising healthcare costs driven by sharp increases in costly, preventable chronic illnesses, the New England Healthcare Institute and the Boston Foundation have released new research highlighting the “vital importance” of improving wellness in the commonwealth.
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has named Edward G. Chadwick its executive vice president for finance and chief financial officer, a new position created as part of a reorganization that began two years ago.
The need for a common financial platform to support physician practices, remote facilities and clinical information systems has prompted Capital Region Health Care to plan to replace its revenue management system.
A report released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine recommends 100 health topics that should get priority attention and funding from a new national research effort to identify which healthcare services work best.
While approximately 95 percent of healthcare organizations offer prescription drug coverage as part of their medical plan offerings, non-formulary co-pays in these plans have increased over the last three years.
Wal-Mart, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Center for American Progress are urging President Barack Obama and Congress to move forward on health reform.
Cutting administrative work out of the healthcare system is the first step to increasing the industry's economic productivity, said David Cutler, a Harvard University economics professor and campaign advisor to President Barack Obama.
The Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research has recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services prioritize certain types of interventions and populations when allocating $400 million in funding.