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By Bernie Monegain | 10:55 am | October 27, 2009
To keep patients safe and save hospital costs, the St. Joseph's/Candler Health System in Savannah, Ga., is rolling out Web-based technology to track infections.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:41 am | October 27, 2009
To help develop definitions for health and productivity management, the Center for Health Value Innovation announced an alliance with two national organizations.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:40 pm | October 26, 2009
Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md., has implemented software aimed at streamlining operations and reducing costs.
By Diana Manos | 12:10 pm | October 26, 2009
President Barack Obama has declared the swine flu, or H1N1, a national emergency.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:50 am | October 26, 2009
Nearly 2 million patients develop healthcare-associated infections, or HAIs, each year, which cause 99,000 deaths and $28 billion to $33 billion in healthcare costs.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:01 am | October 26, 2009
SourceMedical has announced a partnership with Encircle Healthcare to offer SourceMedical’s SourcePlus Eligibility automated insurance verification solution to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).
By Eric Wicklund | 10:41 am | October 26, 2009
America’s annual healthcare bill could be reduced by $600 billion to $850 billion if the nation learns how to reduce wasteful spending, according to a new report by Thomson Reuters.
By Chip Means | 03:44 pm | October 23, 2009
The October Healthcare Finance News Product Spotlight provides a lay of the land in the EDI clearinghouse services market.
By Kyle Hardy | 12:41 pm | October 23, 2009
The federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has released “requests for proposals” to all 50 states to apply for grants worth $1.2 billion.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 pm | October 23, 2009
A report from the National Committee for Quality Assurance finds that the quality of U.S. healthcare was “virtually stagnant” in 2008, a slowdown after a decade of improvements.