When healthcare organizations select an extended business office services firm, the key differentiator seems to a company's ability can keep accounts receivables low and cash collection high, according to a report from market research company KLAS.

Hawaii plans to leverage technology to expand access to patient-centered medical homes, enhance access to physicians and improve coordination of services.

Are U.S. hospitals ready for emergencies? Mostly, yes, as more than 76 percent of the organizations participating in the National Hospital Preparedness Program met at least 90 percent of the program measures for all-hazards preparedness in 2009, stated a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.

Health IT, especially EMRs, can help organizations and patients deal with the expected shortage of U.S. healthcare workers, according to a survey from the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Clearwater Compliance has released Clearwater HIPAA Security Assessment, an interactive web-based navigator designed to assist organizations that handle electronic protected health information (PHI) in their HIPAA compliance efforts.

The Department of Health and Human Services is borrowing a customer service strategy in its proposal to use a mystery shopper approach to assess primary care physician availability to accept new patients and the timeliness of services for them.

A new survey aims to reveal baseline information about how healthcare facilities handle risk management for technology.

The majority of near misses in radiology are repeated errors that carry severe risks for patients, and yet nearly half are detected by simple good fortune, without barriers to prevent the problems from actually occurring, according to a single institution study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.