The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday announced a recall of all products produced and distributed for sterile use by Specialty Compounding because of concerns about bacterial infections FULL STORY »
In Morrisville, N.C., just down from the Target and Gander Mountain big-box stores and between a nail salon and dental office, North Carolina's largest health insurer opened its first retail store. FULL STORY »
By Steven Ross Johnson | August 06, 2013
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While a new report estimates millions of people could be added to Medicaid and CHIP if all states expanded the programs under the ACA, several states have refused, leaving thousands without coverage. FULL STORY »
By Steven Ross Johnson | August 06, 2013
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Six regional networks of community health centers are slated to receive a total of $3 million in federal funding toward the adoption of or improvement to their electronic health-record systems. FULL STORY »
By Triangle Business Journal (Raleigh, N.C.) | August 02, 2013
As North Carolina's new Medicaid claims-payment system continues to work out some kinks, providers who aren't getting their payments are considering lawsuits. FULL STORY »
By (Raleigh, N.C.) News and Observer | July 15, 2013
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina periodically shares the private personal and health information of hundreds of thousands of clients with a third-party company that designs the insurance company's software system, documents and interviews show. FULL STORY »
WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Key Physicians, one of North Carolina's biggest physicians practices, announced a partnership Monday designed to minimize federal penalties and maximize financial rewards under the national healthcare law. FULL STORY »
By The Business Journal (Greensboro, N.C.) | June 12, 2013
Still recovering from the costly implementation of a new electronic medical-record system, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center will post an operating loss this fiscal year, medical center officials told investors Monday. FULL STORY »
By Matthew Perrone / Associated Press | May 24, 2013
Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. FULL STORY »
By Michael Biesecker / Associated Press | May 23, 2013
An audit of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released Wednesday says it has failed to fully test a new $484 million computer system scheduled to begin processing Medicaid claims on July 1. FULL STORY »
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