Fujifilm Holdings Corp., based in Valhalla, N.Y., signed a five-year comprehensive joint research and development agreement on endoscopy-related products with Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, according to a Fujifilm news release.
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Colorado's recently passed tax on hospital inpatient and outpatient services is expected to raise $1.2 billion by fiscal year 2013, when it is fully implemented, as well as expand Medicare eligibility to 100,000 new patients and raise hospital payments through…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made progress transitioning claims administration to 19 Medicare Administrative Contractors, as set in place by The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003; however, the agency encountered some challenges that…
The suburban campus of Allegheny General Hospital in Bellevue, Pa., may drop inpatient services and close the emergency department but continue outpatient operations, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia has reached an agreement with its 1,500 nurses and allied health professionals, ending a 28-day strike, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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A new report by Moody's Investors Services predicts that new obligations on states to cover more Medicaid recipients under health reform will become "financially burdensome" in the long run, according to a report by Reuters.
University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., has begun transferring patients from its pediatric wing to the new Diamond Children's Medical Center, according to a report in the Arizona Daily Wildcat.
Eisenhower Medical Center, in Rancho Mirage, Calif., completed its $212.5 million expansion with a dedication ceremony, according to a report in The Desert Sun.
Florida's proposed state budget includes $50 million for the financially ailing Jackson Health System, according to a report by the Miami Herald.
For-profit hospital operator Health Management Associates reported net income of $46.9 million for the first quarter, up from about $46 million in the year-ago quarter, according to a company news release.