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MILWAUKEE – It’s been said that 35 cents out of every dollar spent on healthcare is used for administrative purposes. That’s a heady number, especially to those spending the other 65...
WASHINGTON - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that most of the 40 million seniors enrolled in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program are happy with it. However, s...
MALVERN, PA - "American Idol," meet American healthcare. In an effort to bring its new product to the marketplace and help out a cash-strapped, small hospital, Siemens...
THE GOOGLE PHONE SAGA has turned into an interesting news story. In reading it, I suddenly began wondering if there was a lesson to be found there for the healthcare industry. OK, maybe it’s...
PHOENIX, AZ – Enrollment in Evercare’s Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan, or SNP, for Maricopa County residents with Alzheimer’s and related dementia is underway amid provider en...
BOSTON – Global healthcare is providing lower costs and quality that may not be found in developed countries, say two experts in the area. Robert K. Crone, MD, and J...
ARMONK, NY – IBM has added a new children’s health rebate to its wellness incentive programs for all U.S. employees. As part of its benefits package,...
U.S. healthcare payers to limit IT investments in 2008 Although top U.S. healthcare payers reported pricing transparency initiatives in 2007, they face challenges in 2008 that will limit...
PHILADELPHIA – Medical groups participating in Medicare’s quality reporting program are finding that it weighs them down with extra costs and consumes their time, and some say the pote...
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issuing a final rule calling for a 10.1 percent reduction in payment rates. The new rule was met with disdain from physic...