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By Eric Wicklund | 11:29 am | March 09, 2010
A network of community health centers serving more than 75,000 underserved and migrant workers in Iowa and Nebraska will be implementing a new practice management system from GE Healthcare.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:52 pm | March 08, 2010
The American Hospital Association has urged the Internal Revenue Service to improve its new Schedule H to better reflect the benefits non-profit hospitals provide to their communities.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:58 am | March 08, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has asked the CEOs of top health insurance companies to justify proposed health insurance premium hikes.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:57 am | March 08, 2010
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 12,000 jobs in February, while the national unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Diana Manos | 11:51 am | March 08, 2010
President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to schedule a vote on healthcare reform.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:58 am | March 05, 2010
Virginia became the first state to enact legislation to prevent its citizens from being mandated to purchase health insurance or participate in any healthcare system.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:59 am | March 05, 2010
BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organizations in the United States, intends to automate and standardize its charge description master and pricing.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:29 am | March 05, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service has determined that medical residents are excepted from FICA taxes based on the "student exception" for tax periods ending before April 1, 2005, when new IRS regulations went into effect.
By Chelsey Ledue | 09:43 am | March 05, 2010
The changes in practice operations necessary to meet the 25 “meaningful use” criteria proposed as part of the federal electronic health record incentive program would lead to decreased provider productivity, according to new research.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:51 am | March 04, 2010
Some Texas physicians report that tort reform has not decreased their defensive medicine practices, according to an online poll conducted by Jackson Healthcare.