National News

Employees' Share of Premiums Jumps 14 Percent as Firms Shift Cost Burden
Workers on average are paying nearly $4,000 this year toward the cost of family health insurance ...

Study: Hospitals Should Disclose Large-Scale Adverse Events
Healthcare organizations should disclose medical mistakes that affect multiple patients, even if ...

Almost 25 Percent of U.S. Children Underinsured: Study
More than 14 million U.S. children (22.7 percent) were underinsured in 2007, according to researc...

Upcoming Events

September 15 - September 17, 2010
Fall Conference BROCHURE and REGISTRATION - Dove Mountain, Marana, AZ

September 15, 2010
Fall Conference BROCHURE GOLF REGISTRATION ONLY - Dove Mountain, Marana, AZ

September 15 - September 17, 2010
Fall Conference EXHIBITOR Registration - Dove Mountain, Marana, AZ

September 15 - September 17, 2010
Fall Conference SPONSOR EVENTS & SESSIONS Registration - Dove Mountain, Marana, AZ

September 15, 2010
Fall Conference SPONSOR GOLF OUTING Registration - Dove Mountain, Marana, AZ

September 22, 2010
Components of a Competency Assessment Program and Creating Competencies - Region 10 Webinar sponsored by Idaho HFMA

October 12, 2010
NEXT - Lunch N'Learn - Embassy Suites Biltmore, Phoenix

Local News

Promising cancer drug created at UA
By Tom Beal. A University of Arizona researcher has patented a nontoxic molecular therapy that stopp...

Flu vaccine abundant for providers this year
By Ken Alltucker. A sniffling or coughing colleague may have been reminder enough that the flu vacci...

Health care industry expected to boom, new jobs anticipated
By Brien McElhatten. The Arizona Department of Commerce projects the health care sector will lead al...