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NewsCash-strapped hospital hires expensive consultants, angers staff
As hospitals continue to struggle financially, some are turning to private consulting firms for advice. Yet, Chicago's Cook County Health and Hospitals System's decision to hire consultants from the Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Eight in 10 CHIME members concerned about long-term meaningful use
With July now upon us, the start of the federal EMR incentive program is looming just three months down the road for hospitals and six months for physician practices. Financial penalties for failing Read more...
Cost control, fraud detection are top issues for 2010
PricewaterhouseCoopers has issued a list of what it sees as the top 10 issues the healthcare industry will address next year, and not surprisingly, cost control was the top contender. The predictions Read more...
Insurance industry attacks healthcare legislation
Unwilling to accept the new momentum behind healthcare legislation lying down, the health insurance industry launched a new attack against the healthcare legislation drafted by the Senate Finance Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Is pharma's future outside of drugs?
Here's a radical thought: Pharma's future may expand well beyond medications. A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that to prepare for the pharma world of 2020, pharmaceutical companies Read more...
CMS hires PwC to review hospitals' HIPAA compliance
Working with consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, CMS has begun a series of "compliance reviews" of hospitals to see whether they're meeting the standards set by the security rule Read more...
PwC: Next year could see big healthcare shifts
A new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that next year could be a big one for the healthcare industry, with major structural changes afoot which could change the industry. These include Read more...
Trend: Number of P4P programs increasing rapidly
Despite complaints from some providers, it looks like the volume of pay-for-performance programs emerging in the U.S. is increasing rapidly. However, research suggests that such programs may have Read more...
Study: P4P definitions, incentives still 'incomplete'
Pay-for-performance schemes may sound like a good way to improve quality, but to date, the industry hasn't set any consistent quality standards--or provided enough money in incentives to motivate Read more...
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