The Federal Communications Commission is on the cusp of unleashing technology that could release patients from the constellations of machines that monitor them in the hospital and revolutionize the level of monitoring possible at home....
Based on the premise that the 2012 Medicare Trustees Report's projections are "clearly unrealistic," a new memo from the CMS Office of the Actuary lays out hypothetical alternatives that estimate... FULL STORY »
Dean Swindle, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Catholic Health Initiatives, talks about his system's rationale for entering into a revenue-cycle business venture with Conifer... FULL STORY »
In an exclusive interview, Carol Wagner, senior vice president for patient safety at the Washington State Hospital Association, talks with Modern Healthcare reporter Maureen McKinney. Wagner... FULL STORY »
Members of National Nurses United and a crowd of thousands converged on Chicago's Daley Plaza May 18 to make a stand against Wall Street profits in a rally organized to coincide with the NATO summit... FULL STORY »
The country's largest nurses union Friday afternoon pushed for a tax of Wall Street profits before a crowd of thousands in downtown Chicago at a protest aimed at the upcoming NATO summit. FULL STORY »
UPDATED: 5:15 p.m. ET In California, a land renowned for upheaval, the ground has shifted once again under federal and state efforts to promote health information exchange. FULL STORY »
Michigan and Nevada on Friday became the latest states to receive Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan, or CO-OP, loans from the CMS, bringing the award total to more than $982 million for these... FULL STORY »
In his first major public speech as head of the Justice Department's civil division, Stuart Delery told an audience of corporate attorneys in San Francisco that fighting healthcare fraud must include... FULL STORY »
The Wyoming Board of Medicine is doing the best job at disciplining doctors and the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners is doing the worst, according to the Public Citizen Health Research Group... FULL STORY »
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said the U.S. will become the first country in the world to dedicate a portion of the wireless communications spectrum to Medical Body... FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare presents its annual look at key industry trends affecting the healthcare workforce. This year's report focuses on issues involving the very front end of healthcare delivery: medical transportation, specifically the people who make up our nation's emergency medical services system. Who are the people staffing our ambulances and being the first to respond to medical emergencies, by land and by air, and how are their roles changing?
