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By Eric Wicklund | 04:50 pm | February 26, 2010
Pharmaceutical costs take a toll on both providers and patients, prompting people to avoid necessary medications while taking a big chunk out of a hospital’s bottom line. Cardinal Health is fighting those problems through a seven-year-old software program that connects uninsured patients with free or discounted medications.
By Eric Wicklund | 04:40 pm | February 26, 2010
Health plans and employers looking to encourage healthier lifestyles are turning to social networking to get the point across. And a three-year-old wellness company is giving them the platform to drive results.
By Eric Wicklund | 04:38 pm | February 26, 2010
A recent merger of two workforce management vendors is designed to help hospitals and other healthcare providers improve staffing efficiency and the bottom line.
By Richard Pizzi | 04:36 pm | February 26, 2010
Healthcare providers and payers don't often see eye-to-eye on reimbursement issues. But that's ever the more reason to get them together in the same room, better yet at the same table.
By Chelsey Ledue | 04:34 pm | February 26, 2010
Between September 2008 and September 2009 the nation's top eight health insurance plans saw membership decline by 1.7 million.
By Mike Miliard | 04:33 pm | February 26, 2010
Like everywhere, Detroit has been hit hard by this recession - only much, much worse.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:29 pm | February 26, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $4.3 billion in financial relief to states through reductions in payments that offset the cost of prescription drug coverage for Medicare and Medicaid eligible patients.
By Chelsey Ledue | 04:23 pm | February 26, 2010
Primary care physicians in Massachusetts are seeing measurable improvements in important aspects of healthcare quality, according to Massachusetts Health Quality Partners.
By Chelsey Ledue | 04:22 pm | February 26, 2010
Since implementing an electronic health record system in 1997, Heart of Texas Community Health Center has tripled the number of its patients, expanded from a single location to 10 sites, and shown improvement in important quality indicators.
By Chelsey Ledue | 04:20 pm | February 26, 2010
L.A. Care Health Plans’ Oral Health Initiative has awarded more than $600,000 to 9 community health organizations to improve access to dental services in Los Angeles County.