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Western Pennsylvania's largest health insurer Highmark took another step toward building a comprehensive provider network in the region with the announcement this week of a $275 million commitment to Jefferson Regional Medical Center.
U.S. healthcare prices increased in May 2012, rising 0.2 percent over April prices, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Press Ganey Associates have launched a new survey tool designed to help accountable care organizations (ACOs) improve efficiency, quality and the patient's experience.
The Physician Sentiment Index, conducted by Watertown, Mass.-based athenahealth and Cambridge, Mass.-based Sermo, indicates that the majority of doctors expect the quality of healthcare to decrease in the near future.
John Figueroa resigned his position as chief executive officer and director of long-term care pharmacy provider Omnicare effective immediately, the company announced earlier this week.
Acting CMS administrator Marilyn Tavenner and other healthcare leaders discuss how the industry is dealing with the practical issues of establishing ACOs at the Third National Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Summit in Washington, D.C., June 6-8.
It's going to take more healthcare reform for productivity gains to show up from HIT adoption, according to a new report.
Accountable care organizations today mainly exist as a concept – a high-minded concept to be sure, but a concept just the same. The elements required to make the concept a reality remain largely elusive to many provider groups as they search for cohesion, cooperation and machination.
With an increasing number of healthcare organizations realizing they need to focus on labor costs, their largest operating expense, technology companies that provide budgeting and forecasting software are bringing the accurate data and predictive information to organizations right when they need it most.
Respondents to a 2011 AMN Healthcare survey indicate that healthcare professions are increasingly taking advantage of social media and mobile devices for job searching purposes and shifting away from some traditional job search methods.