Healthcare reform has introduced numerous obstacles and changes for the healthcare industry, including the implementation of electronic health records, more stringent quality reporting, an influx of patients and the formation of quality-based payment models. Kelly Rodriguez, director of national sales…
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Consumers are more cautious about healthcare spending and more likely to delay treatment to reduce costs than in the past, according to a Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey.
The healthcare reform law would make Medicaid available to several million middle-class citizens, an issue that government officials say was discovered only after the bill was signed, according to an MSNBC report.
Michigan lawmakers have proposed a state tax on healthcare claims that would help fund medical care for low-income residents, according to a Detroit News report.
Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog that accused the payor of manipulating policies and forcing California patients to take higher deductible policies with fewer benefits, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Education using a video system mounted into a traditional Macintosh blade improved intubation skills in medical students, according to a study published in the June 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
A study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia identified obstacles to the development of 'anesthesia historians' by surveying existing anesthesia historians on their training, experience, obstacles faced and opportunities for improvement.
First Surgical Partners, based in Bellaire, Texas, is expected to emerge as a growth story in the ambulatory surgery center market in 2012 and 2013, according to coverage by California Equity Research reported in MarketWatch.
The number of hospitalizations for sepsis has more than doubled from 2000-2008, according to recent research from the CDC.
Researchers found that the level of nurse-physician communication positively correlated to nurses' perceptions of patient safety culture, according to a study published in The Journal of Patient Safety.