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Study: More HIT employees needed, but not available
All sectors of the healthcare industry want to hire more staff to help them with electronic health record implementation, data integration and interoperability--if only they could find the talent.
AHA condemns proposed expanded union disclosures
The Department of Labor (DOL) this week proposed a revised rule to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act that would require employer and labor consultants to disclose agreements with
Obama Administration delays rules for appealing patient payment denials
The Obama Administration is postponing until January 2012 rules intended to help patients appeal denials of care from their insurers, reports Kaiser Health News. The delay has put some consumer
HHS announces 32 extension centers as part of nearly $1B in HIT grants
The Obama administration on Friday announced nearly $1 billion in federal grants to advance health IT adoption and workforce development. The bulk of the money--more than $750 million--comes from
Cobra coverage may last longer for newly laid off workers in CA
A new bill introduced in California may add as much as nine months to Cobra insurance coverage for workers laid off from smaller companies with up to 20 employees. The federal stimulus would fuel a
