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By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | May 30, 2008
The U.S. healthcare industry is expected to spend $55 billion on telecommunications over the next five years, according to a study released Friday by Insight Research Corporation. The use of...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | May 30, 2008
SANTA ANA, CA - According to a report by the Grubb & Ellis Company, a real estate services and investment firm, the increasing demand for medical services by aging baby boomers will fuel demand fo...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | May 30, 2008
Three Miami-area doctors and six others have been charged in four separate indictments for their roles in HIV infusion fraud schemes totaling $56 million, according to the Department of Justice Crimin...
By James G. Mhyre | 01:00 am | May 29, 2008
BEFORE CONSUMERS can make knowledgeable healthcare buying decisions, they need transparent comparative data on cost and quality. Meaningful quality data is difficult to identify and measure, but charg...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | May 29, 2008
WASHINGTON – Despite growing concern from the durable medical equipment industry and Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken the next step in its plan to implement a...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | May 29, 2008
NEW YORK – The credit crunch appears to be affecting hospitals’ ability to raise capital and finance capital expenditures, especially for big-ticket items.A research report issued...
By Patty Enrado | 01:00 am | May 29, 2008
CHICAGO – Consumers and insurance brokers are finding that the Internet is the medium of choice for gathering information on the complex individual health plan market. This is an important...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | May 29, 2008
WASHINGTON – Provider organizations peppered a House committee with concerns about the Recovery Audit Contractor program during a meeting in May.Witnesses provided their views on the p...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | May 29, 2008
SAN DIEGO – Three Florida not-for-profit hospitals are reportedly saving more than $1 million by using Concerro’s automated nurse staffing solution to fill open shifts.The shift f...
By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | May 29, 2008
Aetna ranks No. 1 in business dealings with physicians, according to athenahealth's PayerView rankings. Among other performance criteria that put Aetna in the top spot, athenahealth found tha...