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With the health reform law expected to impact state Medicaid in 2014, a lot of states are scrambling to get their ducks in order to handle the onslaught of new beneficiaries and claims.
Known across the globe as an expert on and an advocate for palliative care, geriatrician Diane Meier is also the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a $500,000 unrestricted grant given to individuals who show extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits.
To improve America's lackluster performance on health outcomes compared with its peer nations and to maintain its international competitiveness, the United States needs to invest more in its public health system and spend public health dollars more efficiently, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
A Commonwealth Fund brief that analyzed insurance company MLR data from 2010 shows that health insurance consumers would have received $2 billion in rebates if the new medical loss ratio (MLR) rules contained in the Affordable Care Act had been in effect that year.
The Premier healthcare alliance has created a new efficiency dashboard that identifies 15 separate categories where there could likely be savings opportunities for hospitals, as announced by the company during a media call.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday that it has signed on 27 organizations as the first under its Shared Savings Program for accountable care organizations (ACO).
As president and CEO of one of the country's largest healthcare organizations, Susan DeVore has pushed for cost-effective and high-quality care as well as set an example for the importance of ethical business standards.
The California Telehealth Network will expand telemedicine training and provide technical support for rural and medically underserved clinics and hospitals in California with a $700,000 from UnitedHealthcare, building on the $600,000 it donated in 2010.
A new study from HIMSS Analytics and Kroll Advisory Solutions shows that, a diligent focus on security compliance notwithstanding, healthcare providers are still badly lacking when it comes to privacy protections. In fact, data breaches have only increased in recent years.
As the job market for the healthcare sector continues to steam along, there's a smudge on the bright horizon: Healthcare organizations lack leadership strategy.