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Preventive health programs work in lowering healthcare costs, according to a new study.
The use of social networking in healthcare is fostering greater online collaboration that can lead to improved health outcomes and drive down costs, according to a new report from the Healthcare Performance Management Institute.
Healthcare reform is a hot topic at this years’ Medical Group Management Association Annual Conference in New Orleans. Everyone is playing the waiting game, but much speculation has been heard during educational sessions.
The use of social networking in healthcare is fostering greater online collaboration that can lead to improved health outcomes and drive down costs, according to a new report from the Healthcare Performance Management (HPM) Institute.
HealthPartners, the nation's largest consumer-governed, nonprofit healthcare organization, has launched virtuwell.
Medical practices that have implemented an electronic health record system report better financial performance than those still using paper, according to the Medical Group Management Association.
As the federal government moves forward with plans to encourage accountable care organizations, experts are warning that some ACOs could raise healthcare costs rather than lower them.
Approximately 60 percent of people between the ages of 50 and 64 aren't sure they've saved enough money to handle healthcare costs in retirement, according to a new survey from the Society of Actuaries.
Add this to the perils of healthcare leadership - more information might make you dumber. That's the warning Malcolm Gladwell offered Sunday night in his keynote address to approximately 4,500 attendees at the Medical Group Management Association's 2010 annual conference, which kicked off at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
A population management program that matches heart disease patients to personal nurses and clinical pharmacy specialists saves lives, reduces hospital visits and drives down costs, according to a new study from Kaiser Permanente Colorado.