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Transparency in healthcare, pay-for-performance (P4P) and healthcare IT are among the top ways experts say the country could overhaul its healthcare system to not only improve care, but also reduce co...

A new study released by the Commonwealth Fund shows that medical homes can reduce hospitalizations and total healthcare costs. The study, published Wednesday in Health Affairs, analyze...

J.P. Morgan has reported that its Health Savings Account business has grown by 60 percent in account volume over the last year.The firm reports seeing a 97 percent adoption rate among eligibl...

Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has pledged $1 million in individual assistance for Louisiana victims of Hurricane Gustav, through a new Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPA...

Medical practice leaders have voiced their frustration with Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), citing the lack of data for improving patient outcomes, the administrative burden...

Private Medicare Advantage plans will be paid an average 12.4 percent more per enrollee in 2008 compared to what the same enrollee would have cost in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program,...

According to a survey released by the Medical Society of the State of New York, physicians in New York say health insurer rules often force them to change how they treat their patients. Accor...

VHA, Inc. of Irving, Texas has unveiled VIEW, a new, one-step, Web-based search engine for capital equipment that is available to VHA members. The search engine is bolstered by input from Attainia, a...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is falling short when it comes to marketing its Medicare prescription drug plan, according to a new report by the Department of Health and Human Services...

Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland, Calif., has implemented a Web-based staffing service to help the hospital system manage nursing shifts across its three campuses.The hospital deploye...