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WASHINGTON – After a decade of legislative attempts to bring true parity to mental health, Congress is poised to pass a bill that has teeth, when compared to its 1996 predecessor....
DURHAM, NC – Duke University Health System is using a new patient portal to improve customer service and help patients keep up with financial balances and pay bills. As of Septembe...
Benchmarking experts say the practice of using performance yardsticks has been around the healthcare industry for at least 20 years – long enough for it to gain traction, assimilate into the...
U.S. healthcare payers to limit IT investments in 2008 Although top U.S. healthcare payers reported pricing transparency initiatives in 2007, they face challenges in 2008 that will limit...
CLEVELAND, OH – Home medical equipment providers have long feared that a competitive bidding plan for Medicare Part B supplies will destroy the infrastructure of the homecare support system....
ARMONK, NY – IBM has added a new children’s health rebate to its wellness incentive programs for all U.S. employees. As part of its benefits package,...
CINCINNATI – The Department of Health and Human Services will launch a demonstration project to reward physicians who adopt electronic health records, HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt said last mon...
MALVERN, PA - "American Idol," meet American healthcare. In an effort to bring its new product to the marketplace and help out a cash-strapped, small hospital, Siemens...
WASHINGTON – Laws that require employers to provide health insurance to employees are likely to reduce employment for low-wage workers, according to a study. Small busine...