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Preliminary economic reports indicate that despite slow overall growth during the first quarter, healthcare spending increased by 9.9 percent – the highest level since 1980. The Bureau ...

Community health centers and their patients will suffer from a double whammy in states that refused Medicaid expansion, according to a study by RCHN. Federally-funded community ...

The federal government’s analysis of Medicare spending early this month highlighted several specialties that received a higher percentage of disbursed funds. Another survey, however, highlights which group ...

Today, in the wake of the ongoing investigation of scheduling malfeasance at several VA hospitals, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned during a meeting with ...

Cross Country Healthcare announced that it signed an agreement to acquire all of the assets, business and liabilities of Medical Staffing Network. Cross Country Healthcare, ...

Electronic health records (EHR) are steadily gaining traction, yet as more doctors and hospitals move toward fully digital records the problems with EHR are also ...

In response to efforts by the Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the Massachusetts legislature has passed a law establishing minimum nurse staffing ratios in the state’s ...

PRN Funding, LLC will be exhibiting at The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI)’s 2014 Annual Convention and Expo (ACE). This year’s event will take ...

The economic benefits of expanded coverage under the Affordable Care Act are extending to hospitals and individuals, another success story of the embattled healthcare law. ...

According to a study by the RAND Corp. published last month, an increased number of registered nurses are putting off retirement resulting in higher-than-expected numbers ...