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By Chelsey Ledue | 11:40 am | December 15, 2010
Thirty-three programs have been named finalists for the 2010 Hospital Charitable Service Awards.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:26 am | December 15, 2010
The American Hospital Association is encouraging Congress to extend several tax provisions necessary to hospital capital financing.
By Diana Manos | 11:19 am | December 15, 2010
Using mediation prior to medical malpractice lawsuits can often save money and smooth the way for settlement, but doctors, hospitals and lawyers remain wary of it, a new study says.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:47 am | December 15, 2010
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced on Tuesday three new appointees to its board of trustees. The Commission also named William F. Jessee, MD, president and chief executive officer of the Medical Group Management Association as the new chairman of the board.
By Chris Anderson | 11:57 am | December 14, 2010
More than 18.3 million adults aged 50 to 64 are expected to see significant improvement in their health insurance protections as provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are implemented in 2014, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:57 am | December 14, 2010
Officials broke ground Monday on the new $534 million Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:53 am | December 14, 2010
Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased slightly from October to November, rising 0.2 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Diana Manos | 04:43 pm | December 13, 2010
A Virginia federal district judge ruled Monday that a provision of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, marking a victory for those who oppose the law.
By Diana Manos | 11:45 am | December 13, 2010
Physicians' groups are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to pay "long-overdue" 2010 Medicare reimbursements.
By Chris Anderson | 11:43 am | December 13, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said last week that the 10 physician group practices participating in year four of the Medicare pay-for-performance demonstration project recorded estimated savings of $38.7 million in Medicare expenditures.