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Grants are still a crucial source of funding for regional health information networks, and these organizations are slow to realize that they may need to depend on outside sources of funding to sustain...
Some states' efforts to reform health insurance have had "significant unintended consequences" over the past decade, according to a America's Health Insurance Plans. In a report...
IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. of North Hollywood, Calif., which owns or provides management services to hospitalist practices operating in more than 300 facilities across the Unit...
Three months after launching Health Evolution Partners, a private equity firm focused on healthcare investments, David Brailer, MD, and his partners are ready to spend some money. Brailer detailed the...
Patients in New York state now have access to an interactive report card tool that evaluates the states' hospitals and managed care plans in terms of quality of care and pricing....
Experts at a recent policy briefing differed on the possible ill effects the private health insurance industry could face under expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program....
Community pharmacies have been plagued with slow and low reimbursement under Medicare Part D, according to lawmakers issuing legislation to speed up Medicare's pharmacy payments....
Activity in the business analytics market picked up a notch Wednesday with the announcement that Applix, Inc. will be acquired by Ottawa-based Cognos, Inc. for roughly $339 million....
The good times just keep on rolling for Allscripts. The Chicago-based provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions for physician practices today announced its...
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said states should put an end to "free rides" when it comes to healthcare. At the Florida Medical Association annual conferenc...