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By Richard Pizzi | 12:37 pm | October 21, 2009
UT Physicians, the medical group practice of The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, has entered into a lease agreement that will allow it to expand its clinic space.
By Diana Manos | 11:51 am | October 21, 2009
The American Medical Association has identified 22 states in which physicians will drop from Medicare if a proposed 21 percent pay cut is enacted, further threatening access to care for seniors.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:26 am | October 21, 2009
Hospitals participating in the Premier healthcare alliance's QUEST: High Performing Hospitals national collaborative have saved an estimated 8,043 lives and $577 million in one year, according to an analysis from Premier.
By Diana Manos | 11:17 am | October 21, 2009
Unless Congress passes a healthcare reform overhaul, employees who work for small businesses are at risk of losing their healthcare coverage, according to a new report.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:08 pm | October 20, 2009
A New York-based health insurer will soon reimburse more than 22,000 physicians for Web-based consultations in most of its benefit plans.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:42 am | October 20, 2009
Americans' confidence in their health insurance coverage - and their ability to access healthcare - rose slightly in September, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:12 am | October 20, 2009
According to the Justice Department, four pharmaceutical companies will pay $124 million to resolve claims of Medicaid fraud.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:49 am | October 20, 2009
Georgia Hospital Health Services, a subsidiary of the Georgia Hospital Association, has selected a Web-based benchmarking tool to help its hospitals analyze how effectively they use space in key revenue generating areas.
By Diana Manos | 12:17 pm | October 19, 2009
Overuse of antibiotics and resulting antibiotic-resistant infections are taking an estimated $20 billion toll on the U.S. pocketbook, according to a new study.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:38 am | October 19, 2009
The AARP and the American Medical Association are urgeing Senators to pass S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act.