The 15 states that have made the least amount of progress toward implementing health insurance exchanges are primed to see the largest declines in their uninsured rates when the exchanges go live in 2014, according to a report from the…
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The rate at which physicians referred patients to another physician — most often a specialist — has nearly doubled from 1999-2009, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Hospital-physician relationships were a prevalent topic at Huron Healthcare's most recent CEO forum, and healthcare CEOs from across the country offered the following thoughts on their strategies to form ties with physicians.
CMS has added new information to its Electronic Health Record website concerning the appeals process for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, according to a CMS news release.
Ascension Health of St. Louis named Charles Barnett, FACHE, as president of healthcare operations and COO, according to an Ascension Health news release.
Geisinger Health System of Danville, Pa., has acquired Community Medical Center in Scranton, Penn., and its affiliates, according to a CMC news release.
Since 2009, there have been 385 healthcare data breaches affecting 19 million individuals, according to a Government Info Security report.
Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center released plans for a $40 million hospital expansion, according to The Milford Daily News.
Kaiser Permanente will soon renegotiate contracts with Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., and John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Indio, Calif., according to The Desert Sun.
Sanford Health, based in Fargo, N.D. and Sioux Falls, S.D., signed a definitive agreement to purchase Clearwater Health Services in Bagley, Minn., according to a Sanford Health news release.