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WASHINGTON – After a decade of legislative attempts to bring true parity to mental health, Congress is poised to pass a bill that has teeth, when compared to its 1996 predecessor....
WASHINGTON – Contributions to healthcare organizations increased to nearly $8 billion in 2006, but that growth in giving didn't equal the amount of growth the previous year. Accord...
Retail clinic revenue to hit $4.5 billion by 2011 Retail medical clinics could realize revenues of nearly $4.5 billion by 2011, according to a new report by market research firm Kalorama...
PHILADELPHIA — Operating costs rose faster than revenue in many medical group practices in 2006, according to two surveys released at the 2007 Annual Conference of the Medical Group Manageme...
NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE - Healthcare Finance News, the business newspaper for healthcare financial managers, has added a new editor to its award-winning team of journalists. E...
CHARLOTTE, NC – Hospitals are increasingly turning to IT solutions versus changing rates to improve revenue, said David Tourville, healthcare analyst for PayStream Advisors....
RALEIGH, NC – The Center for Community Health Leadership, sponsored by Misys Healthcare Systems, has named Tampa Bay, Fla. as the recipient of $3 million worth of electronic health rec...
CHICAGO – A coalition of providers, suppliers, group purchasing organizations and others has endorsed standards for organizational and product identifiers intended to facilitate supply ord...
CLEVELAND, OH – Home medical equipment providers have long feared that a competitive bidding plan for Medicare Part B supplies will destroy the infrastructure of the homecare support system....
Benchmarking experts say the practice of using performance yardsticks has been around the healthcare industry for at least 20 years – long enough for it to gain traction, assimilate into the...