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NewsBlumenthal's 4 keys to successful health information exchange
The successful exchange of health information among providers and insurers, as well as other healthcare players, will "unleash capabilities we can't even imagine," making the entire healthcare Read more...
More healthcare practitioners, technicians wanted in August
Online job ads for healthcare staff increased in August, according The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine report. Healthcare practitioners and technicians posted 26,300 new job opportunities to Read more...
Healthcare workers may find it easier to unionize
With state budget Medicaid reimburesement cuts leading to layoffs and layoffs leading to worker strikes comes news that it now may be much easier for healthcare workers to unionize. The decision in Read more...
Borders' closing teaches hospitals to adapt
News that the large bookstore chain Borders is seeking permission to go out of business could serve as a cautionary tale for hospitals. The end of Borders may signal the demise of brick-and-mortar Read more...
Three-quarters of Fortune 50 firms in booming health industry
Even though some hospitals and health systems in the country are consolidating or closing, a new report offers some hope for those in the healthcare industry. Seventy-six percent of Fortune 50 Read more...
Beware of HIPAA enforcement crackdown, legal experts warn
Legal experts are warning hospital CEOs and compliance officers to heed the pricey lessons learned from recent multi-million dollar penalties incurred by Cignet Health and Massachusetts General Read more...
Healthcare lobbying spend second only to financial services industry
As FierceHealthcare readers know--or would guess--healthcare lobbyists are doing some record spending in an effort to see that reform goes their way. Now, a new analysis offers a deeper view of just Read more...
| Press ReleasesAPI Healthcare Acquires ConcerroAcquisition supports Company’s goal to be the leader in delivering healthcare workforce management across the entire continuum of care HARTFORD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- API Healthcare, the leading Read more >> Francisco Partners’ Portfolio Company API Healthcare Acquires ConcerroHealthcare IT Software Company will Merge with API Healthcare, an Existing Francisco Partners’ Portfolio Company SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused Read more >> Wacom and Access Announce Streamlined e-Signature Solution for the Healthcare IndustryNew Offering Brings Time and Cost Savings to Healthcare ProvidersVANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Wacom®, the leading manufacturer of pen tablets and interactive pen displays, Read more >> API Healthcare Appoints New Chief Financial Officer to Leadership TeamPeter Goepfrich’s experience and expertise in healthcare IT bolsters Company’s rapid growth objectives HARTFORD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- API Healthcare, the leading healthcare-focused workforce Read more >> Hospitals Deploy API Healthcare Solutions to Optimize Their WorkforceFocus on cost savings and quality improvements drives utilization of integrated workforce technologies HARTFORD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- API Healthcare, the leader in healthcare specific workforce Read more >> |
