Ad Council

General Management & Administration

U.S. Organ Donations Fail to Meet Need

The American Medical News (AMN) recently posted an article detailing the dire situation within the United States transplantation system. Just over one year ago, almost 100,000 people were on list to receive organ transplant. Many of those individuals die while waiting for an organ. The current procurement system is simply unable to keep up with the significant need. more...

October 7, 2008 Related topics: Ethics & Scandals, People

HIMSS Responds to Proposed Legislation

The Health and Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) sent a letter to Congress (pdf) in response to the recent Health-e Information Technology Act, proposed by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA). more...

September 30, 2008 Related topics: Legal & legislative

Commonwealth Survey Assess Consumer Views of U.S. Healthcare System

The Commonwealth Fund Commission issued findings from their survey (pdf) recently completed to assess patient views of the...

Wisconsin Plan Reduces Employer Healthcare Costs

An initiative introduced in Wisconsin two years ago from the Business Health Care Group is helping employers across...

Identity Management System Launched by QuadraMed

QuadraMed announced the launch of a next-generation system for identity management. The tool is designed to assist both...

Costs for Hospital Care Decreasing

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a report this week detailing hospital costs across the...

Costs to Cover All Uninsured Persons Delineated

The ongoing debate about the health insurance crisis across the United States is gaining steam with the upcoming...

FCC Finances Colorado Telehealth Network

The Colorado Hospital Association plans to create a new telehealth network, the Colorado Telehealth Network, that will cover...

Healthcare Moving to Adopt Greener Policies

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Hi-Wire recently posted an article describing the recent interest in adopting more environmentally...

AHA Notes Administrative Burden on Hospitals

A new report issued by the American Hospital Association delineates the overburdened workforce in U.S. hospitals that are...

Update On Rates of Insurance in Mass Described

The State of Massachusetts published data recently that describes the current landscape of healthcare (pdf) across the State...

Data Archiving Requirements Diminished with Image Compression

Researchers from Austria and England working with image compression technology report that this approach to management of imaging...

3M Software Supports Computer-Assisted Coding

A new software solution that supports computer-assisted coding was introduced by 3M. The Codefinder Computer-Assisted Edition supports efficiency...

Report Estimates Costs of National EHR Implementation

A report published in Government Health IT describes the conceived costs to launch a nationwide electronic health record...

Distribution of Spending Detailed for 2002

Health Affairs includes an article which details the trends in healthcare spending across the United States. The research...

FairWarning Revenue Hits Triple Digits

FairWarning, Incorporated reports the dramatic increase in the company’s revenues. The company owns the most frequently used auditing...

Effort to Improve Energy Efficiency Launched by DOE

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new program to foster improved attention to energy efficiency...

CMS Will Provide Incentives for Adoption of E-Prescribing Tools

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that clinicians may receive incentives for adopting technologies that...

Wireless System Synchronizes Clocks

A new wireless tool from Primex Wireless, Incorporated can synchronize the clocks and timers across a healthcare system’s...

Lawson Software Partners with SciQuest

SciQuest, Incorporated announced the establishment of a partnership with Lawson Software. The partnership is intended to support procurement...

http://www.hospitalbuyer.com