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The Department of Health & Human Services announced Friday that rural health networks across the nation will receive more than $11.9 million to support their adoption of Health Information Technology (HIT) and certified Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
New medians data available from FY 2010 illustrate current challenges faced by the U.S. not-for-profit healthcare sector and support the reasons for the sector's ongoing negative rating outlook, says Moody's Investors Service in a new report.
California Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) pulled his insurance rate regulation bill, AB 52, on Wednesday before a state Senate vote stating there were not enough Democratic Senators lined up to pass the measure.
Mobile apps might be getting all the headlines for their clinical uses, but they have benefits at the back end of the operational chain as well, as Novation is proving.
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services implemented a new regulation that requires health insurers to submit rate increase requests exceeding 10 percent to federal and state authorities to determine whether the increases are "reasonable or not."
A $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will help Indiana University researchers better understand how technologies can help underserved aging adults remain at home.
The Michigan Department of Community Health's Medicaid Management Information System, called CHAMPS, has received certification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
In the wake of some recent high-profile data breaches, the importance of breach preparedness programs and cyber liability insurance is coming into sharp focus as a way for companies to protect themselves from costly security failures. Risk management expert Brian Lapidus gives his top four tips for minimizing the financial impact of a breach.
A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) attempting to examine the quality of care provided at some private investment nursing homes was basically meaningless say those in the industry.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a rule Wednesday for its 2011 Medicare Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program that pushed back a deadline for physicians seeking a hardship waiver to Nov 1.