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By Bernie Monegain | 04:49 pm | May 11, 2009
It's back to the homework table for the nation's leading healthcare groups that met with President Barack Obama on Monday to discuss $2 trillion of cuts to the skyrocketing cost of healthcare.
By Molly Merrill | 03:14 pm | May 11, 2009
According to a recent survey, health plans believe the transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic and procedure coding system presents an opportunity to drive their information technology initiatives.
By Diana Manos | 11:33 am | May 11, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has launched the new HHS Office of Health Reform.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:20 am | May 11, 2009
Many uninsured American families who aren't covered by group health insurance through an employer can't afford to buy health insurance, according to a new study by the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:19 am | May 11, 2009
AMPM, Inc., has announced a long-term contract to provide medical billing services for the Seton Family of Hospitals Community Health Centers in Austin, Texas.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:17 am | May 11, 2009
GenerationOne has reported positive results from a mobilized diabetes care management pilot program conducted by the ECHO Healthcare Education Foundation for a member employers of the Employers Coalition for Healthcare Options using the GenerationOne Mobile Health Solution.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:03 am | May 11, 2009
Several prominent healthcare professional groups, including America's Health Insurance Plans, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association, are set to meet with president Barack Obama Monday to announce a plan to cut healthcare costs by $2 trillion over 10 years.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:17 pm | May 08, 2009
The newly introduced “Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009" would, if passed, increase the number of Medicare-supported training positions for medical residents by 15 percent, or approximately 15,000 slots.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:48 am | May 08, 2009
The Mississippi state senate on Thursday approved a proposal to build a $151 million, 100-bed hospital in Olive Branch in a special session of the Legislature.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:08 am | May 08, 2009
Two senators have introduced the “STOP” Act (S. 975), which targets Medicare waste, fraud and abuse.