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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, December 13, 2010
A Virginia federal judge ruled Monday that the individual mandate— a major precept of the Obama administration's healthcare legislation —exceeds the constitutional boundaries of congressional power.
By: Tami Hernandez, for HealthLeaders Media, December 13, 2010
The majority of healthcare merger and acquisition transactions fail to produce the desired financial and strategic results. The often-overlooked key to success is strategic communications planning, says one expert.
By: Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, December 13, 2010
A financial analysis shows that to reduce the drain of the federal program, hospitals need to do more than simply control costs. There's room for improvement on the revenue side, too.
By: James Carroll, for HealthLeaders Media, December 14, 2010
Continuing its efforts to publicize valuable information derived from the Recovery Audit Contractor demonstration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the fourth in a series of Medicare Learning Network Matters articles.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, December 13, 2010
An emergency department staff-driven program at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics uses a green-yellow-red color-coded alert system that identifies the security status of patients and events that pose a risk for violence.
By: Karen Minich-Pourshadi, for HealthLeaders Media, December 13, 2010
Medical claims processing errors cost the healthcare industry an estimated $15.5 billion in 2010, according to the American Medical Association National Health Insurer Report Card. To lessen the financial load, some providers are using initiatives of Six and Sigma and HL7 to address operational, training, policy, and technical issues between payers and providers.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, December 13, 2010
A Virginia federal judge ruled Monday that the individual mandate— a major precept of the Obama administration's healthcare legislation —exceeds the constitutional boundaries of congressional power.
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