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By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, June 6, 2011
Under a rule proposed by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare and private sector claims data could be used to produce public reports that evaluate the performance of physicians.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, June 6, 2011
Healthcare job growth slowed considerably in May as compared with April and March, but the sector was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise anemic jobs report Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, June 6, 2011
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on health heard testimony about medical loss ratios from representatives of small businesses, insurance underwriters, policy analysts, consumer advocates, and health plans.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 6, 2011
The latest round of immediate jeopardy fines announced by the California Department of Public Health imposes $650,000 in fines on 12 hospitals for various medical errors.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 6, 2011
A woman has been arrested by U.S. Postal Inspection Service authorities and charged with felony theft of five years' worth of medical information for thousands of patients treated at Trinity Medical Center, in Birmingham, AL.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, June 6, 2011
Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro, NC, says it plans to become the second hospital to affiliate with Duke LifePoint Healthcare, a joint venture of Duke University Health System and LifePoint Hospitals.
By: Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media, June 3, 2011
No doubt you're aware of the seismic shift in healthcare compensation structures, both from the commercial and government payer sides. Are you also aware of the corresponding shift necessary within your organizational hierarchy?
By: May 4, 2011
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By: May 4, 2011
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