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Ezekiel Emanuel, a White House adviser on healthcare policy, says high-touch is the way to fix the nation’s failing – and costly – healthcare system. In his keynote talk at the Medical Group Management Association in Denver on Sunday Emanuel called for doctors to change their ways of practicing medicine.

The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform will launch a new national public awareness campaign for medical liability reform.

Mount Sinai Medical Center, a 1,171-bed hospital affiliated with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, has deployed business intelligence software to get its arms around key financial measures and boost performance management reporting.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans favor access to a public option for those who are unable to get healthcare coverage from an employer.

Regina Benjamin, MD, of Alabama, is one step closer to becoming the nation's new Surgeon General.

Medical City, with more than 1,150 physicians as part of its medical team, will roll out new technology to enhance patient flow throughout the Dallas-based hospital. Executives say the move is also aimed at improving the hospital's profit margin.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) may have a reason to believe his health reform bill could gain the support he has struggled to get over the past month.

A study conducted by Medversant Technologies indicates 18.7 percent of healthcare practitioners are operating under "adverse findings" that include malpractice allegations, an expired license or false credentials.

There are so many fiscal issues facing hospitals that it’s easy to dismiss “green” initiatives as “nice to do,” as opposed to the more pressing problems of obtaining capital, regulatory compliance, improving accounts receivables and preserving operating margins.

McKesson has added another important piece to the revenue cycle management puzzle for hospitals and other healthcare providers.