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Health plans will face a new competitive environment when health insurance exchanges open for business Oct.1, along with a new focus on efforts to attract and retain consumers.
Information technology expenditures in medical practices have risen since 2008, spurred by incentives from the federal government.
Recent research indicates that primary care physicians who participated in a quality-reporting incentive program saw patients make "greater improvements" in cardiovascular disease preventive care than the patients of fee-for-service providers.
Healthcare reform and improving employee retention rates are top concerns of healthcare executives and human resources professionals.
President Obama and health leaders trying to convince Americans to enroll in health insurance are relying on a message of affordability: After the federal government's tax credits apply, Obama said Tuesday that individuals can get health insurance "for less than their cell phone bill."
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is taking its outreach about open enrollment directly to where the people are at sporting, entertainment and community events in and outside the Beltway.
As the federal government prepares for one of the largest health campaigns in history, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a new portrait of Americans' insurance status, with one demographic of middle class workers especially struggling.
Sticking with its risk-based approach, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance for mobile medical application developers, promising limited regulation for most health and wellness apps.
A federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday intended to eliminate the observation classification, or require hospitals to tell patients when they are under observation and then create a clear appeals process to challenge Medicare’s coverage decisions.
Business pressures are forcing hospital CFOs to re-evaluate their revenue cycle management solutions.