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By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | January 23, 2008
With the installation of a Real Time Location System, Southeastern Regional Medical Center hopes to reduce inventory costs by tracking hospital equipment and medical devices....
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | January 23, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking steps to increase the rates paid to a class of hospitals that often treat patients with complex conditions over a long period of time....
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | January 23, 2008
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association unveiled a strategy today that is designed to help revamp America's healthcare system. The report, "Pathway to Covering America: En...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | January 22, 2008
Canopy Financial is partnering with Wolters Kluwer Financial Services to integrate its Health Savings Account (HSA) technology platform with Wolters Kluwer's new HSA management system to make Canopy's...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | January 22, 2008
The Leapfrog Group, which uses the collective leverage of its members to initiate breakthroughs in healthcare safety, quality and affordability, announced today it will appoint Leah Binder as its new...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | January 21, 2008
Consolidation among healthcare providers in the Chicago area appears to be continuing with the announcement last week that Condell Medical Center, a community hospital in Libertyville, Ill., will be t...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | January 18, 2008
Some 70 percent of hospitals expect their volume of contracted services to grow or remain unchanged over the next two years, according to a new study released by VHA Inc., a national health alliance....
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | January 18, 2008
Empire Blue BlueCross BlueShield is teaming up with Consumer Health Services to operate retail healthcare clinics, with the goal of providing health plan members with better access to non-emergency ca...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | January 18, 2008
UnitedHealth Group and PacifiCare have announced more than $6 million in grants to benefit healthcare consumers and improve the delivery of health care services in the Golden State. T...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | January 18, 2008
Hospitals implementing radio frequency identification tracking technology must keep a tactical return on investment up front, according to Awarepoint CEO Jason Howe. At a pa...