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Patients hospitalized for major acute medical conditions - including heart attack, stroke and pneumonia - are less likely to die in high-spending hospitals, according to a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
A Florida judge has struck down the Affordable Care Act, ruling Monday on a case filed by 25 Republican attorneys general and governors.
Health information is one of the hottest topics online today, with 80 percent of Americans using the Internet to research areas including diseases, procedures, doctors, hospitals, drugs, test results and insurance, according to a new survey by the Pew Internet Project and California HealthCare Foundation.
Tenet Healthcare has reached an agreement with Medicaid managed care program Keystone Mercy Health Plan that covers Hahnemann University Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.
Amerinet, a St. Louis-based national group purchasing organization, has begun offering member facilities a program designed to help reduce energy consumption.
Screening patients in the intensive care unit for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can save hospitals money, according to a new study.
The spotlight is on health data exchange in Indiana as the Central Indiana Beacon Community, led by the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), hosts a meeting Monday to share the experiences of running the nation's largest and oldest health information exchange in the country. Indiana health IT leaders are calling the 'deep dive' meeting the first - and only - such meeting of the Beacon Communities.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has released new standards for a patient centered medical home, with changes including improved access to care, a more defined patient experience and the incorporation of meaningful use incentives.
MedeAnalytics, an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of healthcare performance management solutions, has announced that Blue Shield of California is now live with the company's Medical Management Analytics solution.
Provisions under the Affordable Care Act that specify administrative costs for health plans don't take into account the cost of fraud prevention programs that health plans already have in place, according to a new brief released by America's Health Insurance Plans.