The second half of 2011 saw acceleration in the number of health information exchanges formed, according to a Medicity news release.
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A study conducted by Accenture finds the United States is a leader in healthcare information technology use and adoption by physicians, according to an Accenture news release.
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Hawaii Health Information Exchange, a non-profit designated by Hawaii to develop a statewide health information exchange, have signed a memorandum of agreement outlining a plan to develop and implement a statewide health information network, according…
Boston-based Steward Health Care has launched Steward Community Care, a limited network plan that will be available to small businesses April 1, according to a system news release.
Diane Harden, CFO of non-profit health system DeKalb Medical in Decatur, Ga., has more than 30 years of experience with healthcare finance. She has been a CFO at for-profit and non-profit hospitals throughout the Southeast, including the University of Tennessee…
A New Hampshire bill that would repeal the state's certificate of need process has signaled other structural changes that may take place with the state's review board, according to a Concord Monitor report.
Small hospitals are less likely to provide recommended heart failure care compared with larger hospitals, according to a study in the American Heart Journal.
CDC Houston, a subsidiary of Coventry Development Corporation, is planning a new regional hospital/medical district in Houston, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
Anil Potti, MD, former researcher at Duke University in Durham, N.C., has been accused of purposely falsifying data, according to a Chronicle report.
Adult hospital stays principally for cancer cost $20.1 billion, accounting for 6 percent of adult inpatient hospital costs in 2009, according to a statistical brief published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.