Healthcare leaders can learn from the mistakes of another industry that faced a similar pivotal environment in the late 1990s: newspapers, according to a Forbes report.
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Electronic medical record implementation can be overwhelming for hospitals, but when it comes to emergency department information systems, there are four simple steps to select the right one, according to a whitepaper from CEP America.
UnitedHealth Group is reportedly revising the way it pays physicians and hospitals through the creation of "value-based" contracts that will reward providers for high-quality and efficient care, according to a Reuters report.
Medco Foundation and Dispensary of Hope have introduced a new, national initiative that aims to improve the supply, delivery and management of critical prescription drugs to uninsured Americans with chronic illness, according to a news release.
The Office of Inspector General is encouraging physicians to scrutinize entities before they reassign their right to bill the Medicare program, since the physicians may be liable if false claims are submitted by those entities.
St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City (Mo.) has found a way to leverage current consumer technology to address patient wayfinding issues within their facilities, according to a St. Luke's news release.
The American Hospital Association and four other organizations have filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed against the National Labor Relations Board after it issued a final rule that streamlines election case procedures, according to an AHA…
The Nassau Health Care Corporation in East Meadow, N.Y., has approved an application, for submission to the New York State Department of Health, to obtain $30 million in funding for strengthening an affiliation with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System…
A Houston hospital executive has been indicted for allegedly participating in a $116 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a Department of Justice news release.
Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center has signed a letter of intent to acquire Cumberland River Hospital in Celina, Tenn., according to a Herald-Citizen report.