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As Medical Group Management Association president Susan Turney prepares for the group's annual conference in San Antonio on October 21-24, she took time out to discuss the biggest financial and IT challenges currently facing the healthcare industry.
The Medicare program could save billions in the next decade if care models are restructured says a newly released analysis commissioned by a nonprofit, national consortium of home healthcare organizations.
Accountable care organizations are complicated, but the ins and outs of the care model have been discussed long enough. Healthcare organizations are now at a point where they have to focus on specific areas of ACOs to reduce cost and benefit patients say two healthcare consultants.
Susan Turney, MD, took the helm as president and CEO of the Medical Group Management Association one year ago on Oct. 12, succeeding William Jessee, MD, who retired after 12 years.
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced they will work together to implement the National Diabetes Prevention Program, a program aimed at preventing type 2 diabetes in people identified as having prediabetes.
By implementing evidence-based blood transfusion guidelines and industry-wide standardizations at hospitals, there is an opportunity for hospitals to save millions annually in blood purchasing costs alone.
Transitioning to cloud services may be the next big technology move for your organization. What's involved? How much does it cost? Is it worth it? We talked to some folks familiar with cloud computing for "Navigating the Cloud," an e-supplement available on our websites in November. Here's an excerpt from "Financing your transition to the cloud."
A new Urban Institute report challenging the notion, and some evidence, that the Affordable Care Act will likely lead to a drop in employer coverage suggests that employer-sponsored health insurance may actually increase under the healthcare law.
A number of states will partner with the federal government to get their health insurance exchanges up and running, at least initially, because they were unable -- for political or timing reasons -- to get authority or plans ready by an imminent deadline.
October 1 was the deadline for states to submit their essential health benefit plans to the Department of Health and Human Services -- a "soft deadline," the agency has said.