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UnitedHealth Group reported 2012 earnings this morning of more than $5.5 billion on $110.6 billion in revenue, an 8 percent increase in earnings and 9 percent increase in gross revenue from 2011.
Across the country, hospices with generous admissions policies may find themselves on life support. Medicare, which heavily funds hospice programs, is cracking down on the industry's growing habit of embracing those whose deaths aren't imminent.
On Tuesday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced at a press conference a plan to repay Maine hospitals the $186 million owed to them by the state for patients covered by Medicaid.
A month after signing a non-binding letter of intent, Mercy Health System of Maine has signed a definitive agreement with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) to integrate into EMHS.
In a report released last week, the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System describes a set of three healthcare policies that could slow health spending by $2 trillion over 10 years by focusing on the way public and private purchasers pay for healthcare, enhancing consumers' choices of higher-value care and streamlining administrative procedures.
Many doctors may feel they are covered by the disability insurance they purchase, but that might not be the case and they may find themselves in a world of hurt. Some insurance industry experts are warning doctors to pay attention to the definition of disability in their policies.
Mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare IT sector grew in 2012, with a significant portion of smaller, tactical deals yielding big return on investment, according to a report released Jan. 11 by mid-market investment firm Berkery Noyes.
A recent economic impact analysis of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)-member medical schools and teaching hospitals showed that combined they added $587 billion to the nation's economy and supported close to 3.5 million jobs directly or indirectly in 2011.
Jonathan Bush, CEO of cloud-based EMR provider athenahealth, talks about his company's growth strategy, how he plans to keep up with competitors and what keeps him up at night.
On average, lighting costs are 16% of hospitals total energy consumption; composing over 40% of a hospitals electricity usage. Two cost-saving techniques that hospital executives utilize are LED lights and harvesting natural light.