Allscripts to buy Enterprise Information Solutions
Aug 08, 2017
Allscripts announced last week it will acquire McKesson Corporation’s hospital and health system IT business, Enterprise Information Solutions, for $185 million in cash.
Financing reform rift in LTC commission
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
The Commission on Long-Term Care has released its full report to Congress, but some commissioners broke ranks, saying the bipartisan panel did not fulfill its mandate to offer recommendations for comprehensive...
Medicare reform proposed in new report
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 22, 2013
Medicare beneficiaries should be allowed to enroll in a network that would “incentivize higher quality” and more cost-effective and coordinated care, according to a new report whose authors...
‘Bed tax’ reform threat looms
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 01, 2013
Nursing homes could be hurt if the federal government lowers the Medicaid provider tax safe harbor threshold to reduce the national deficit, according to a January report from the Congressional Research...
Healthcare information will be plentiful for providers at this meeting
Feb 18, 2011
The Healthcare Information Management Systems and Society is hosting its annual conference Sunday through Wednesday in Orlando, FL. More than 400 educational sessions will be offered at HIMMS11, covering...
Monitors offer critical information to caregivers
Dec 07, 2010
Mindray Medical International Limited recently introduced a new series of monitors. The V Series addresses the need for more effective care without information overload. It does this by delivering only...
Healthcare reform law will change eldercare
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2010
President Obama signed sweeping healthcare reform legislation into law at press time.
3M recognized for overall software performance
Jan 05, 2010
KLAS has ranked 3M as the market-leader in three software solution categories: Medical Records Coding, Other Dictation and Transcription Solutions, and Medical Records–Other. KLAS is an independent...
Editors’ Blog: Healthcare reform and Medicaid
Jun 12, 2009
Sen. Kennedy’s disability insurance program, if it works, would help conserve the Medicaid program. That would be progress.
Providers contribute to hurricane relief efforts
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 02, 2005
Long-term care associations are calling on members to contribute to relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.