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A little more than a year ago, the Australian health information technology company iSOFT hoped to transfer its booming international business to America. Now the company has seen its revenues decline 20 percent and its stock value drop 81 percent in the past year.
Three in ten Americans reported they would use their cell or smart phone to track and monitor their personal health, and 40 percent would be willing to pay for a remote monitoring device that sends health information directly to their doctor, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute.
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector continued its rise in August, increasing by approximately 28,200 jobs. The healthcare industry has added an average of 20,000 jobs per month this year.
A study in the September issue of Health Affairs finds the cost of malpractice at approximately $55.6 billion a year, or 2.4 percent of annual healthcare spending.
A 25-bed critical access hospital in northern Iowa has implemented a program offering below-market interest rate loans to help patients cover self-pay hospital expenses.
In a move designed to speed adoption of electronic health records in rural hospitals, UnitedHealth Group recently announced it will invest $10 million in California's Critical Access Hospitals to help them beef up their IT systems and infrastructure.
In a move that will add government program patient eligibility and enrollment services to its revenue cycle management suite, Emdeon has announced its agreement to acquire Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates, which serves more than 200 acute care facilities in 30 states.
In a deal that will add comprehensive government program patient eligibility and enrollment services to its existing revenue cycle management suite, Emdeon has announced it will acquire Atlanta-based Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates, which serves more than 200 acute care facilities in 30 states.
A healthcare IT company focused on reducing costly "never events" in hospitals by keeping track of used surgical sponges has raised $5 million to continue and expand its work.
The American Medical Association and 90 other medical organizations have sent a letter to the Treasury Department opposing any changes to the tax code that would encourage trial attorneys to file more lawsuits, which could increase healthcare costs.