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By Richard Pizzi | 10:48 am | June 29, 2009
In an attempt to solve the long-term nursing shortage in Maryland, the state's healthcare leaders last week announced grants of $15.5 million over five years to 17 Maryland-based schools of nursing.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:24 am | June 29, 2009
The MRO Corp. has announced that the Wellspan Health System, with more than 40 locations in Pennsylvania and Maryland, and the Western Maryland Health System will implement the company's Audit Tracker Online.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:43 pm | June 26, 2009
Most U.S. healthcare organizations saw an increase in their health insurance premiums this year, according to information contained in the 2009 Compensation Data Healthcare report.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:26 pm | June 26, 2009
Oman-Gibson Associates, a national healthcare real estate development and project management company, has formed a $40 million investment fund to support the acquisition of new medical office buildings and specialty medical clinical space throughout the country.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:18 pm | June 26, 2009
One in four American adults suffer from pre-diabetes, at a cost of more than $25 billion a year in increased medical services, according to new data from The Lewin Group.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:01 pm | June 26, 2009
More than 3,500 hospice providers from across the country have sent letters urging President Barack Obama to stop cuts to the Medicare hospice benefit beginning on Oct. 1, 2009.
By Diana Manos | 12:05 pm | June 25, 2009
A new study released Wednesday by the Commonwealth Fund finds a national insurance exchange could reduce national health expenditures by an estimated $1.2 trillion.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:50 am | June 25, 2009
Primary care physicians are in greater demand than any other type of doctor, according to a recent report by national physician search firm Merritt Hawkins & Associates, an AMN Healthcare company.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:35 am | June 25, 2009
More than 60 percent of business leaders surveyed in a Zogby International poll believe the employer-based healthcare system is not sustainable in the long-term.
By Diana Manos | 11:23 am | June 25, 2009
A federal fraud strike force announced Thursday it will bring charges against 53 individuals in the Detroit and Miami area - including doctors, healthcare executives and beneficiaries - for more than $50 million in alleged Medicare false billing.