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NEW YORK – Based on the value accrued to stakeholders, health plans should lead the funding of community-based health information exchanges, or HIEs, said Steve Martin, president and CEO of Blue...

Hawaii hospitals suffered operating losses of $150 million last year and expect the situation to worsen in the near future.The federal government's Medicare program and the Hawaii Quest progr...

The Premier healthcare alliance, an organization serving more than 2,000 not-for-profit hospitals and health systems, has issued a plea to its contracted hospital suppliers to keep prices down during...

With the explosion of healthcare information technology companies providing tools and resources for consumers, finding a business model to enable Health 2.0 to flourish is the market's next big questi...

The Federal Trade Commission has pushed the clock forward on the so-called "red flags" rule deadline that could affect hospitals across the country. The deadline moves ahead six months to Ma...

A well-known developer of Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) technology is unveiling a new kiosk designed to identify high-risk patients and give ED clinicians a real-time view of who's in...

A survey by the Medical Group Management Association reveals that U.S. medical practices are not adequately prepared for disasters, and the authors suggest that the federal government should address t...

Eclipsys co-founder Terrence Macaleer has joined Chicago-based Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions as vice president of sales for the company's Enterprise Solutions Group. Macaleer will foc...

Kaiser's October phone survey of 1,217 adults, including 1,115 registered voters, found twice as many named Obama as the candidate best representing their views on healthcare, rather than Sen. John Mc...

Profound change is needed in the U.S. healthcare system, but it will take real political courage to get it done, said William F. Jessee, MD, president and CEO of the Medical Group Management Associati...