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For the first time in history, federal health officials said Friday they will ban certain types of Medicare and Medicaid providers in three high-fraud cities from enrolling in the tax-payer funded programs for the poor as part of an effort to prevent scams.
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New technology and collaborative efforts are helping Harrisburg Medical Center and the Prairie Heart Institute in treating heart patients in Southern Illinois.
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The goals of population health management may be encouraging rampant consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back.
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HHS has allowed states to spend billions more on Medicaid pilot projects in recent years than the agency's own rules allow, and the problem may grow in the future, according to a new federal audit.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's administration has filed plans to award a $66.5 million contract to build the state's online health insurance exchange to CGI Technologies and Solutions, apparently beating out four other bidders.
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Home care is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the healthcare industry. Increasing business and higher spending also mean rising opportunities for fraud.
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JOLIET, Ill.—A Will County judge last week ordered the Illinois health facilities board to explain why it approved Centegra Health System's plan for a new $233 million hospital in Chicago's northwest suburbs even though the panel's staff found that the proposal didn't meet state...
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Illinois courts are issuing new ammunition to doctors seeking to fight noncompete contracts after they change jobs. Two separate three-judge panels of the Illinois Appellate Court in Chicago have sided with departing doctors in lawsuits filed by medical practices seeking to enforce noncompete...
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Many popular mobile health applications may help improve your fitness and well-being, but users should weigh those benefits against the likely loss of privacy from the personal information they extract in return for their services, according to new reports by a California-based privacy rights...
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A Will County, Ill., judge Tuesday ordered the Illinois health facilities board to explain why it approved Centegra Health System's plan for a new $233 million hospital in Chicago's northwest suburbs even though the panel's staff found that the proposal didn't meet state standards.
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