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By Tom Sullivan | 12:33 pm | May 16, 2013
After an 18-month wait, a was confirmed by the Senate as CMS administrator on Wednesday and was broadly hailed by nearly all corners of the industry.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 11:33 am | May 16, 2013
A recent study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) suggests that rural hospitals may be able to ensure more high-quality care to their patients if they are able to maintain a lower nurse turnover rate and better practice environments.
By Mary Mosquera | 11:13 am | May 16, 2013
A new report by the Society of Actuaries has found that aging is not as overwhelming a driver of increased healthcare spending as is generally believed.
By Benjamin Harris | 10:10 pm | May 15, 2013
HIMSS Media launched a global online community this week dedicated to chronicling new and innovative models of healthcare that improve individual and community well-being, while also promising cost reduction.
By Paul Cerrato | 05:57 pm | May 15, 2013
Healthcare spending in the U.S. is out of control and part of the reason for the approaching train wreck is that decision makers place too much trust in people's ability to think rationally. At least that’s the conclusion of a recent analysis in Health Affairs. Part of the solution, according to the report, rests in a deeper understanding of behavioral economics.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:37 pm | May 15, 2013
A Google search for "health insurance" brings eHealthInsurance.com as one of the top results -- one reason, eHealth executives say, that state exchanges should follow the federal government in allowing consumers to enroll in subsidized health plans through private web exchanges like eHealthInsurance.
By Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News | 10:38 am | May 15, 2013
As the GOP-controlled House of Representatives prepares again to vote this week on a repeal of the 2010 health law, some key Republican senators have seized on recent news developments to show their ire.
By Anthony Brino | 10:19 am | May 15, 2013
The federal government has uncovered a string of alleged Medicare fraud attempts totalling $223 million and involving 89 individuals in eight cities.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 09:35 am | May 15, 2013
The federal government has uncovered a string of alleged Medicare fraud attempts totalling $223 million and involving 89 individuals in eight cities.
By Mary Mosquera | 06:36 pm | May 14, 2013
Financial firms will build investment pieces around companies that develop solutions for transparency, outcomes, prices and care coordination, the macro themes around health reform.