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Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 14,500 jobs in January, while the national unemployment rate fell to 9.7 percent, according to recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has asked Anthem Blue Cross to publicly justify an increase in their monthly premiums by up to 39 percent for Californian customers.
RevenueMed, an Atlanta-based provider of business process outsourcing solutions, has launched RevAbstract Services for EMR/EHR implementations. The new service will leverage the company’s experience in medical records coding and data extraction to help providers in deploying EMRs and/or EHRs.
Hospitals in New Hampshire generate billions of dollars annually in economic activity and employ more than 37,500 people, according to a new report.
President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers to revisit healthcare at a White House summit – this time before a live camera.
The LHC Group, Inc., one of the largest providers of home health services in the United States, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Hutcheson Home Health in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $119 million to states and U.S. territories to combat chronic diseases and promote healthy lifestyles.
The Yale New Haven Health System has announced plans to automate the extraction of data from invoices throughout its three healthcare delivery networks.
Nashville's healthcare leaders say their companies will invest and grow regardless of the fate of healthcare reform in Washington D.C.
Regardless of whether reform legislation passes, the healthcare industry must become more efficient, a healthcare policy expert said this week.