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The healthcare sector added 8,000 jobs in May for total seasonally adjusted employment of 13.73 million, but some areas saw slight declines during the month, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

1. Time to start is now. ACOs must be organized before 2012, when one ACO will be designated in each region, with each region having no less than 5,000 Medicare beneficiaries who have signed up for an ACO. The first…

SourceMedical has announced it is collaborating with Health Informatics Consulting to help surgery centers implement electronic health records more efficiently and faster.

MeritCare Detroit Lakes (Minn.) Clinic has announced the groundbreaking of a new surgery center, and the expansion and remodeling of the facility's existing space.

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Beth A. Johnson is vice president of clinical systems for Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners.

In May, Christine A. Varney, the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, addressed the American Bar Association/American Health Lawyers Association Antitrust in Healthcare Conference, where she discussed healthcare antitrust enforcement and competition policy,…

Here is a list of states with and without CON requirements for healthcare facility development, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Congress has extended the generous Cobra subsidies for the uninsured four times since they were implemented in February 2009, but Congress failed to pass a fifth extension before the last extension ran out on June 1, according to a report…

The Independent Payment Advisory Board created by the health reform law is a promising way to preserve the Medicare program and halt skyrocketing medical inflation, but it may not elicit its expected savings and may drive physicians away from Medicare,…