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One of the issues that doesn't come up very often when discussing ICD-10 implementation is fraud.

Industry experts offer insights into how an electronic health record system can generate revenue and improve cash flow.

Healthcare providers are interested in automating their workflow, but only if there is a demonstrated return on investment, according to a recent study from consulting firm IVANS.

As hospitals face more scrutiny from the federal government, it's a good idea for them to audit or assess their compliance learned a group of finance managers Wednesday during an education session offered by the Maine chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

What with the presidential non-binding primary over, Missouri is more than just one of three states where Rick Santorum surprised the nation.

A new report on obesity by The Trust for America's Health (TFAH) found that reducing the average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. citizens by five percent could produce 10-year savings of more than $158 billion in reduced obesity-related costs.

Electronic prescribing is continues to grow steadily in California, potentially increasing the safety of the prescribing process, according to a new report from Cal eConnect. 

As the healthcare industry gears up for ICD-10 implementation, some outrageous and humorously specific codes are coming to light.

A burgeoning market for healthcare peripherals and increasing smartphone processing power will result in the number of patients monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3 million by 2016, according to a new report on the mHealth sector from Juniper R

Just about everybody in the health policy blogosphere has noted with disappointment the failure of Medicare's demonstration projects to reduce the costs of care. Recall that these are critical to President Obama's challenge "To find out what works and then go do it."