Healthcare News and Updates Archive

Primary care practices typically measure productivity according to the number of visits, which also drives payment. Work that does not involve a visit from a patient is invisible to those who support

Since early March, the federal government has made significant progress in awarding grants and implementing various provisions of the federal economic stimulus package

April 09, 2010State Health Data Exchanges Call for Changes to 'Meaningful Use' A coalition of 13 state health information exchanges has asked CMS to recognize health care providers who already

How hospitals can make sure digital records live up to their promise. Because so far, they haven't

Tools that help people manage their health are still not widely used; doctors may hold key to increasing adoption

After a two week break, the U.S. Senate was back at work Monday ready to tackle H.R. 4851, a bill that extends a number of expiring programs, including a reprieve from the 21.3 percent Medicare

As Ranks of Insured Expand, Nation Faces Shortage of 150,000 Doctors in 15 Years

A doctor's bedside manner may be the simplest innovation—and one of the hardest to find

A University of California program combines data and gut instincts to determine if— and when—physicians who have been disciplined can start practicing again

Newport Beach, Calif. – The M Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney provides services to the Orange County Medical Association and is now the first wealth management firm to be working with the OCMA

The Health IT Policy Committee's adoption and certification work group said hospitals and physicians should be required to report data glitches in electronic health records to a dedicated organization