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By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | September 12, 2008
Five years after the implementation of extensive medical liability reforms, Texas hospitals report major reductions in liability costs and reinvestment of savings in new patient-oriented programs....
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | September 12, 2008
Seven states have received $8.3 million in federal grants to increase awareness of home- and community-based long-term care options for people leaving hospitals who otherwise may enter a traditional n...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | September 12, 2008
A growing number of providers and health plans surveyed by the eHealth Initiative report a positive return on their healthcare exchange investments, according to eHi's fifth annual survey, released Th...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | September 12, 2008
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a Louisville, Ky.-based healthcare services company, has announced plans to dispose of two of its unprofitable long-term acute care hospitals.Kindred has signed a $2...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | September 11, 2008
The Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania has reportedly reduced hospital admissions by 20 percent and saved 7 percent in total medical costs by providing a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) mode...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | September 11, 2008
A growing number of providers and health plans surveyed by the eHealth Initiative report a positive return on their healthcare exchange investments, according to eHi's fifth annual survey, released Th...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | September 11, 2008
Officials at Provena Covenant Medical Center are seeking an Illinois Supreme Court review of a ruling by a state's appellate court which reversed an earlier order to restore the religious and charitab...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | September 11, 2008
Officials at MedAvant Healthcare Solutions have received approval from a bankruptcy court to sell the struggling provider of healthcare technology and transaction services for $24.35 million....
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | September 11, 2008
According to a national survey of insurers and administrators, costs for the most popular types of healthcare coverage are projected to increase at double-digit rates through the remainder of 2008 and...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | September 10, 2008
In an effort to help physicians manage patients with chronic diseases, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana will participate in the Indiana Health Information Exchange's Quality Health First (...