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By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:18 am | March 03, 2011
An opinion piece published in February's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine calls for the creation of a national health policy curriculum for medical schools.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:19 am | March 02, 2011
The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) -- the largest HIE in the nation -- announced Wednesday that enrollment in its Quality Health First Program has reached 1,500 physicians in 50 communities, improving care for more than one million patients throughout Indiana.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:59 am | March 02, 2011
The Health Information Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition, HIMSS11, has come and gone, but attendees of the pre-conference HIE Symposium returned home with numerous lessons learned and best practices presented by veterans in the health information exchange field.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:52 am | March 02, 2011
More than 1,000 registered nurses at Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles Medical Center are going on strike Wednesday - the first nursing strike at the Sunset Boulevard facility in 20 years.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 09:15 am | March 02, 2011
Pitney Bowes is embracing the cloud, and healthcare could soon see the benefits.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:13 am | March 02, 2011
Pitney Bowes' new Volly platform is designed to give the healthcare consumer better access to payers and providers, providing a secure online channel to communicate and manage bills.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:09 am | March 02, 2011
The new owner of several Massachusetts hospitals is setting its sights on Miami's financially strapped, government-owned Jackson Health System - but officials in Florida aren't so sure they want to go private.
By Mike Miliard | 06:46 pm | March 01, 2011
Automatic Data Processing, a developer of human resource, payroll and benefits administration services, has acquired AdvancedMD, which develops practice management and electronic health record software for small and mid-sized medical practices.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 04:41 pm | March 01, 2011
The non-profit Mayo Clinic has reported that it built on its solid 2009 financial performance to end 2010 in a position of financial strength by holding expenses at a 2.5 percent increase while growing revenue by 4.7 percent.
By Molly Merrill | 10:38 am | March 01, 2011
The Justice Department has reached a settlement with the United Regional Health Care System of Wichita Falls, Tex., that prohibits it from entering into contracts that prevent commercial health insurers from contracting with the system's competitors.