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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a draft of the national plan to address Alzheimer's disease, an affliction that affected an estimated 5.4 million Americans in 2011 and is expected to affect 13.2 million by 2050.
A program that provides home visits and education for families with children living with asthma has shown to dramatically reduce hospitalizations for the condition, meanwhile saving $1.46 in hospital care for every $1 spent on prevention.
January was a record month for healthcare merger and acquisition activity with 95 deals worth a combined total of $17.2 billion being transacted, according to a recent report from Irving Levin Associates.
A new program seeks to curb healthcare expenses by educating providers to consider issues of cost and value when ordering medical tests and treatments.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has called on the Department of Health and Human Services to "quickly and decisively" set a compliance date for ICD-10.
Ten healthcare programs were awarded for their charitable community service at the Hospital Charitable Service Conference in Atlanta on Monday.
Creating a physician compensation plan is a difficult thing for healthcare systems to do, but these 10 tips from an education session offered by the Maine chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association will help you design a successful one.
HIMSS and AHIMA have made available a new online ICD-10 tool at no cost to providers.
The Food and Drug Administration today announced the steps it is taking to end the shortage of two important cancer drugs.
The National Quality Forum is endorsing 14 quality measures on palliative and end-of-life care focused on addressing care management concerns.