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By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | October 03, 2008
NEW YORK – While the original intent of Medicare Advantage plans was to help save money, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund indicates the cost of MA plans may jump 12.4 percent per enrollee...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | October 03, 2008
RENO, NV - Unions representing registered nurses have reached tentative contract agreements with Reno’s two largest hospitals that offer pay raises to nurses and mandate minimum nurse-to-patient...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | October 03, 2008
KANSAS CITY, MO – As employers aim to hold down healthcare costs, many will increasingly look to wellness programs that can prove they deliver a return on investment.That’s where...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | October 02, 2008
The Carolinas Healthcare System, a network that includes 23 hospitals throughout North and South Carolina, is rolling out technology to support its new telemonitoring program.The program is d...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | October 02, 2008
The National Institutes of Health, a branch of the Department of Health & Human Services, has awarded a $19 million contract for regulatory affairs support to the Science Applications Internationa...
By Jeff Marion | 01:00 am | October 02, 2008
National Surgical Hospitals announced the opening of its 13th hospital, the Colorado Orthopedic and Surgical Hospital, in Denver.The hospital is a joint venture between NSH - an owner, operat...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | October 02, 2008
Humana will assist the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in providing access to health and prescription benefits for about 16,000 Medicare members of the MD Medicare Choice (MDMC) plan in 23...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | October 02, 2008
Texas Health Resources, the largest healthcare system in North Texas, has been awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help employers address the problems their employees may face due to fam...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | October 01, 2008
The QuadraMed Corporation is adding business intelligence tools to its hospital registration software through InterSystems' newly launched DeepSee technology.InterSystems, based in Cambridge, Ma...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | October 01, 2008
According to a study published in the latest issue of the [italics] Journal of the Ame...