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Professional medical organizations were quick to react to a rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that established a 5 percent reduction in physician payments for 2007....

Three healthcare organizations have developed a Web-based tool to help physicians assess patient safety procedures, with an eye toward reducing practices’ liability exposure....

A massive construction project is increasing borrowing needs at Tampa General Hospital, which closed its sale of $185 million in bonds late last month. The facility is taking advantage o...

The Misys Center for Community Health Leadership is now accepting applications from communities for its grant program through the end of the year. Launched this past June by Misys Healthcar...

The prognosis for passing a healthcare IT bill in the 109th session of Congress appeared very bleak in early October. Lobbying groups were all but giving up hope that Congress would f...

Following quality measures in treating patients saved lives and money in four of five disease types, according to results of a joint government-private sector pay-for-performance project....

Those in charge of healthcare medical liability insurance programs are seeking more services from third party administrators in the form of specialized services that aid in the claims admini...

PatientKeeper, Inc. is marketing software to help physicians keep better records. The Boston-based provider of physician information systems has secured a patent for software that makes us...

Healthcare providers face a good news-bad news situation when it comes to major capital investments. The good news is that, through 2010, three-quarters of U.S. hospitals expect to increase capital sp...

A software vendor with a significant presence in selling accounting software to small businesses sees huge opportunities in the healthcare market, specifically in physician offices....