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CHICAGO - Healthcare organizations are under the gun to increase efficiency and optimize investments in radiological systems, as cuts in Medicare reimbursement for outpatient diagnostic services that...
WASHINGTON - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sought input from consumers, purchasers, provider groups and associations, and other stakeholders as it developed its proposed changes to th...
WASHINGTON - Contrary to popular belief, baby boomers aren't projected to be the major factor in healthcare spending increases over the next several decades, according to a new report from the Congres...
MANCHESTER, NH - Democratic presidential hopeful Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) said his healthcare reform plan would not increase bureaucracy, but would mandate healthcare coverage for all Americans....
PHILADELPHIA - Health insurer Cigna Corp announced this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Great-West Healthcare for $1.5 billion, to expand healthcare coverage to include em...
SUNNYVALE, CA - IMPAC Medical Systems Inc., a subsidiary of the Stockholm, Sweden-based Elekta Group, has announced that it will make a $1.6 million investment in The Michener Institute for Applied He...
WASHINGTON – Clinical laboratory groups were continuing efforts last month to thwart the government’s plans to test a demonstration project for competitive bidding for laboratory services....
The American Medical Association's House of Delegates recently recommended that physicians receive a full, refundable tax credit to help them buy and use healthcare information technology....
CHICAGO – The Federal Communications Commission is joining the healthcare networking fray, announcing a plan last month to create a pilot program to deploy broadband health networks....
WASHINGTON – Despite Congress' efforts to compromise on legislation to provide health insurance for 10 million poor children, President Bush's stance on the State Children's Health Insurance Pro...