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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | November 29, 2007
BELFAST, ME - Another member of the Bush family is coming to Maine. athenahealth, a Watertown, Mass-based provider of Internet-based business services f...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | November 28, 2007
MANCHESTER, NH - Democratic presidential hopeful Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) said his healthcare reform plan would not increase bureaucracy, but would mandate healthcare coverage for all Americans....
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | November 28, 2007
CHICAGO - Healthcare organizations are under the gun to increase efficiency and optimize investments in radiological systems, as cuts in Medicare reimbursement for outpatient diagnostic services that...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | November 28, 2007
WASHINGTON - Contrary to popular belief, baby boomers aren't projected to be the major factor in healthcare spending increases over the next several decades, according to a new report from the Congres...
By Patty Enrado | 12:00 am | November 28, 2007
WASHINGTON - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sought input from consumers, purchasers, provider groups and associations, and other stakeholders as it developed its proposed changes to th...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | November 27, 2007
SUNNYVALE, CA - IMPAC Medical Systems Inc., a subsidiary of the Stockholm, Sweden-based Elekta Group, has announced that it will make a $1.6 million investment in The Michener Institute for Applied He...
By Chip Means | 12:00 am | November 27, 2007
WASHINGTON – Despite Congress' efforts to compromise on legislation to provide health insurance for 10 million poor children, President Bush's stance on the State Children's Health Insurance Pro...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | November 27, 2007
CHICAGO – The Federal Communications Commission is joining the healthcare networking fray, announcing a plan last month to create a pilot program to deploy broadband health networks....
By Molly Merrill | 12:00 am | November 27, 2007
PHILADELPHIA - Health insurer Cigna Corp announced this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Great-West Healthcare for $1.5 billion, to expand healthcare coverage to include em...
By Patty Enrado | 12:00 am | November 27, 2007
WASHINGTON - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday released a report to Congress recommending major changes to its Medicare hospital reimbursement system....