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By Richard Pizzi | 11:32 am | February 02, 2009
A national nursing magazine has announced the results of a survey revealing the "Top 100 hospitals" at which nurses can work.
By Diana Manos | 12:47 pm | January 30, 2009
More than two years in the making, the Senate passed a bill Thursday night to fund and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:44 pm | January 30, 2009
Kaiser Permanente has granted La Maestra Community Health Center $1 million to support the community capital campaign and the construction of a 34,660 square-foot, state-of-the-art "green" facility.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:40 pm | January 30, 2009
Citing the financial challenges accompanying New Jersey's economic crisis, Saint Clare's Health System is eliminating 180 jobs and undertaking a variety of other expense reduction measures.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:19 am | January 30, 2009
Healthcare IT leaders in Indiana say they have a tested model of healthcare data exchange - and the government would get a quick return on its investment if it were replicated around the nation.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:35 am | January 30, 2009
The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute is embarking on a project to rank and assess community health in the United States, with $4.9 million in new funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
By Diana Manos | 01:12 pm | January 29, 2009
The House has passed its version of the $819 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:53 pm | January 29, 2009
The owner and operator of HME Solutions Inc., dba Lifecare Medical, a licensed pharmaceutical wholesale company in Miami, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicare program of $5.3 million in an HIV-infusion fraud scheme.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:48 pm | January 29, 2009
The annual number of outpatient surgery visits in the United States increased 67 percent between 1996 and 2006 to 34.7 million, according to a report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says that reimbursement changes helped lead to the rise.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:06 pm | January 29, 2009
MTBC, a revenue cycle management and healthcare IT company, is taking to the air to call attention to its offerings.