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LOUISVILLE, KY – They had the name, and the technology came in increments. All they needed was the motivation.Last month, officials at SHPS, the Louisville, Ky.-based provider of health...

WASHINGTON – Families USA’s report, “Dying for Coverage,” highlighted how inadequate healthcare condemns people to an early death and a lack of healthcare is a matter of life a...

WAKEFIELD, MA – Short of bringing an accountant into the operating room, hospitals don’t have many options for easily and accurately determining OR revenues and cost consumption.P...

Officials of Washington County, Tenn. broke ground Wednesday on the $121 million construction of Franklin Woods Community Hospital, the first certified "green" building and the first "g...

Arizona healthcare consumers can now compare hospitals' charges for specific inpatient services through the Web site AZHospitalChoice. Launched May 7 by the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare As...

PSS world medical sells shares of AthenahealthPSS World Medical has sold a portion of its shares of athenahealth, Inc., a Watertown, Mass.-based provider of Internet-based IT and business...

ATLANTA – Georgia’s lawmakers have passed House Bill 977, which Gov. Sonny Perdue is expected to sign into law any day now. The bill, the first of its kind in the nation, exempts...

SEATTLE – Dealing with the inevitable paper components of a digital electronic medical record often represents a significant hit on productivity and restrains the full return possible with digit...

MARIETTA, GA – A recent test of standards to determine banks’ compliance with privacy and security safeguards has been effective, and the organization developing those standards now seeks...

ONLY 5 PERCENT of U.S. consumers visited a retail-based health clinic in 2007 – a 2 percent increase from 2006 – but the clinics are expected to continue to increase their “foothold&...