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Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased nearly a full percentage point from July to August 2012, rising 0.9 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There are no set appropriations for how much the federal government can spend on rewarding providers who adopt and use electronic health records under the Medicare and Medicaid meaningful use EHR incentive program, according to National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD.
Patient-centered medical home models have proven that they reduce hospital admission and emergency room use in recent pilots.
Maine is often regarded as being behind the rest of the country in a lot of areas, but in August, it found itself experiencing a growing healthcare business trend dubbed "Big Med."
Based on information examined in its Budget Impact Projections report and the National Economic Impact Survey, supply contracting company Novation predicts supply chain costs will increase by 2.9 percent in 2013.
During the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) annual conference in Bethesda, Md. on Monday, the agency announced its preliminary findings of its nationwide patient safety project to reduce the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).
States that want to create their own health insurance exchanges, rather than accept a federal model, have until September 30 to inform the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of the minimum requirements for all plans sold in the exchange.
Hitting the weekend political talk show circuit, GOP campaign officials sought to clarify the Republicans' position on health reform.
Medical device firm Welch Allyn announced Monday it will reduce its workforce by 10 percent over the next three years in reaction to the 2.3 percent medical device tax slated to begin in January 2013 in accordance with the Affordable Care Act.
Preparing for the growth of the retail market, while trying to maintain profit margins under the medical loss ratio requirements, some insurers are chucking their old administration, claims and sales systems in favor of more web-based and automated software.