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Thousands of lives could be saved with information technology for diabetes management, but a new report suggests that only one form of diabetes IT is cost-effective as well....

If a good compromise leaves both parties unsatisfied, here's to the Senate Finance Committee. Committee Chairmen Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Charles Grassley (R-...

It's time for healthcare organizations to simplify pricing approaches to build up public trust and to take mistrust out of the contracting process. In releasing the latest...

Outside forces are shaping how healthcare organizations are managing their revenue cycles. Regulation changes and the consumer-directed healthcare movement are the main agents of change....

AHA weighs in on rehab facility PPS, 75 percent rule The American Hospital Association is urging regulatory action on the “75 percent rule” in the proposed rule for th...

BOCA RATON, FL – Rushed, overworked and generally at odds with the productivity-based pay model. These are common adjectives in primary care. Now, 150 physicians in 16 states are...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has chosen to implement the Collaborative Care Management platform from MEDecision, a Pennsylvania provider of software, services and clinical content to health...

Physicians in academic settings make less money than those in private practices. And although university-based physicians tend to treat patients with higher levels of acuity, a new study confirms that...

SAN DIEGO – Hospitals probably will be rushing to get ready for the significant changes expected to be included in the government’s final rule for Medicare’s inpatient prospec...

CARMICHAEL, CA – A study of primary care physicians practicing complementary and alternative medicine has shown greater reduction of clinical utilization and cost than primary care physicians us...