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Although the U.S. economy is beginning to show signs of recovery, hospitals are still impacted by the lingering effects of the economic recession, according to the American Hospital Association.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has designated more than 1,800 physicians in roughly 500 practices across the state as patient-centered medical homes, the largest PCMH effort in the United States.

For the three million veterans living in rural areas, access to healthcare remains a major barrier – but wireless technology shows promise.

Emdeon, a Nashville-based provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, has acquired Chapin Revenue Cycle Management of Tampa, Fla., a provider of hospital-based revenue cycle services, including accounts receivable management, medical denials, appeals and collection improvement initiatives.

DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance will write the health promotion and wellness section of an online guide to value-based healthcare purchasing.

The Department of Health and Human Services awarded George Washington University a $1 million contract to study various healthcare reimbursement incentive approaches used by large government and commercial payers.

Physicians in primary care specialties experienced a 2.8 percent increase in their median compensation in 2009, according to the Medical Group Management Association.

President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had some tough words and new rules for insurance companies Tuesday following a White House meeting with insurance executives and state insurance commissioners.

Connecticut is the first state to add low-income adults to its Medicaid program under the new Affordable Care Act, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

The U.S. healthcare system comes in last for performance among seven industrialized nations despite spending the most, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.