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Two of the largest pediatric healthcare providers in the metropolitan Denver area have signed an affiliation agreement to improve pediatric patient care, education, research and advocacy.
Hundreds of healthcare human resources executives braved the stifling heat and swarms of Pittsburgh Steelers football fans descending upon Tampa Bay this weekend to attend the 46th annual conference and exposition for the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration.
Hyland Software announced Friday that it had purchased privately-held Computer Systems Company, Inc., a Strongsville, Ohio-based provider of business and clinical healthcare software and document conversion services.
The nation's pharmaceutical manufacturers will provide 50-percent discounts on the cost of covered brand-name prescription drugs for beneficiaries in the Medicare Part D coverage gap - the so-called doughnut hole - starting in 2011.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced a new program to help New Orleans community clinics and continue healthcare access for low-income and uninsured households that are still struggling five years after Hurricane Katrina.
The patient mortality rate at Pennsylvania hospitals decreased significantly from 2002 through 2009, although the readmission rate increased considerably, according to the state's annual Hospital Performance Report.
The number of licensed registered nurses (RNs) in the United States grew to a new high of 3.1 million between 2004 and 2008, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Health Language, Inc. (HLI), a maker of medical terminology management software, and HCL Technologies, a global IT services provider based in India, have joined forces to put HLI's Language Engine to work as part of HCL's end-to-end ICD-10 conversion solution.
Hospitals can support patient-centered medical homes by linking them with affiliated physicians and offering health information technology, staff and management expertise, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Hospital Association.
Questionable medical claims referred to the National Insurance Crime Bureau totaled 28,553 in 2009, a 10 percent increase over 2008's 25,945 claims.