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Two of the country's largest Catholic health systems -- Pennsylvania-based Catholic Health East and Michigan-based Trinity Health -- announced Wednesday plans to merge.
Although none of the undecided voters asked either President Barack Obama or GOP nominee Mitt Romney about healthcare specifically, the debaters made brief mention of it in the second presidential debate Tuesday night.
The U.S. is making strong and fast headway on the adoption of electronic health records, but technology is not enough on its own to reform the nation's healthcare, said National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari at a recent event in Washington, D.C.
It has been nearly 15 years since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) iced a controversial rule requiring home health agencies (HHAs) to obtain surety bonds, but a new report by the Office of Inspector General has raised the issue again.
In a live webcast Tuesday, the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) called on healthcare organizations to step up quality and error reporting.
The first insurer to release details of its third quarter performance, UnitedHealth Group increased its 2012 outlook Tuesday after posting $27.3 billion in third quarter revenue, with 8 percent year-over-year growth.
Massachusetts makes its first real foray into managed care with a demonstration plan focused on dual eligibles from ages 21 to 64. The plan emphasizes patient relationships with independent living support coordinators and community-based organizations.
As part of the Medical Group Management Association's (MGMA) annual conference Oct. 21 to 24, industry experts will be presenting 30-minute education sessions on various topics in the Healthcare Innovations Pavilion in the conference exhibit hall.
Physician practices that create an empowered, deft workforce aligned around a central philosophy have the ability to react and adjust quickly to change and are better prepared to maximize revenue and flourish during tough economic times.
On Monday, the Saint Raphael Campus of Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn., was recognized for the 2012 Partnership in Prevention Award for achieving the greatest sustainable improvements towards eliminating healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).