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By Diana Manos | 11:44 am | February 10, 2009
President Barack Obama pushed the urgency of an economic stimulus package during his first televised national address Monday night.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:30 am | February 10, 2009
Wages for registered nurses increased faster in California than elsewhere after the state began implementing legislation mandating minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in acute care hospitals.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:26 am | February 10, 2009
A medical call management system that tracks, routes and archives after-hours patient calls can flag specific types of calls as potentially billable, and could provide a new revenue stream for physicians.
By Molly Merrill | 11:21 am | February 10, 2009
Two physician-class-action lawsuits have been filed against Aetna Health, Inc. and the CIGNA Corporation.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:51 am | February 10, 2009
Metavante, a Milwaukee-based provider of banking and payments technology, has unveiled WealthCare Manager, a personal health record product that pulls together all of a consumer’s health and healthcare finance information.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:00 am | February 10, 2009
Imagine a medical bill that can be accurately rendered before the patient leaves the doctor's office.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:57 pm | February 09, 2009
The Boeing Company Employees from the Florida Operations Community Fund, at Kennedy Space Center, has awarded a $2,000 grant to the Children's Advocacy Center of Brevard (CACB) for its Case Tracking Program.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:27 pm | February 09, 2009
The global in vitro diagnostic test market won't be stalled by economic conditions for a variety of reasons, according to a new report.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:26 pm | February 09, 2009
Employment at U.S. hospitals rose 0.17 percent in January 2009 to a seasonally adjusted 4,711,000 people, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report last week.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:26 pm | February 09, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last week that it will resume implementation of its Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) program.