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By Taylor Walsh | 11:28 am | October 24, 2013
One of the most promising trends in healthcare improvement is an interprofessional education program managed by the American College of Preventive Medicine that introduces Integrative Medicine into conventional medical settings.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 11:04 am | October 24, 2013
In a new U.S. Employment Outlook report published by Simply Hired, authors say that the healthcare industry led among all other employment industries in the number of job openings available in September.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:57 pm | October 23, 2013
WellPoint reported third-quarter earnings that were about 5 percent lower than last year's period but still ahead of expectations due to lower medical costs and healthy membership, as it continues to make investments for insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:36 pm | October 23, 2013
For a sense of substance abuse treatment demand with new national essential health benefits, insurers should note the increase in services in states that enacted parity laws during the last decade.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:35 pm | October 23, 2013
Trends in health plan design, consumer utilization of healthcare services and the growing economy may indicate higher premiums on the way and potential changes for insurers' profits, according to an analysis by Aon Hewitt.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:39 pm | October 23, 2013
To lead a sort of tech worker surge and software code purge for Healthcare.gov, the Obama Administration has brought in a turnaround guy, Jeffrey Zients.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:32 am | October 23, 2013
Mark Claster, vice chair of the Board of Trustees at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, says that, to drive growth, hospitals need to focus on cost control, value-based medicine and managing populations.
By Mary Mosquera | 10:45 am | October 23, 2013
Trends in healthcare premiums, plans and consumer utilization may indicate potential changes for the profits of health plans.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:43 am | October 23, 2013
As Medicare tightens payments to hospitals, they are cutting their operating costs in order to adjust to reduced revenues instead of shifting costs to private payers, as has been the common belief, a new study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) found.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 10:43 am | October 23, 2013
Hospitals are cutting their operating costs in order to adjust to reduced revenues as Medicare tightens payments.