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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a Friday Webcast that healthcare costs are prohibiting American companies from playing in the global market and straining the American economy.
AnMed Health, a three-hospital system based in Anderson, S.C., and Cannon Memorial Hospital, based in Pickens, S.C., have signed an affiliation agreement with the Carolinas HealthCare System.
The QuadraMed Corporation of Reston, Va., has launched the Quantum Coding Simulator, an ICD-10-compliant encoder training tool designed to help coders and students gain proficiency in using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets ahead of the mandated Oct. 1, 2013 implementation date.
The August 2009 Product Spotlight examines the value of patient accounts management solutions in the era of RAC, P4P and ARRA.
The Senate has only today left to hammer out a potential health reform package before it goes on summer recess.
New analysis shows that safety net hospitals have improved patient care through a nationwide value-based purchasing demonstration project.
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by 20,000 jobs in July, although the national unemployment rate was little changed at 9.4 percent, according to recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have cut 285 jobs because of budget problems caused by the economic downturn.
Hospitals looking to push their statement processing services online have a new tool at their disposal from Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.
The American College of Physicians waded further into the healthcare reform debate this week, releasing three policy papers addressing individual mandates, tax exclusion and a public plan option.