Initiatives such as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act have led to increased interest in electronic data management systems and their use by healthcare providers. These systems, including electronic health records, can allow physicians and staff…
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Initiatives such as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act have led to increased interest in electronic data management systems and their use by healthcare providers. These systems, including electronic health records, can allow physicians and staff…
The University of Chicago Medical Center's controversial policy of redirecting ED patients with routine medical conditions into lower-cost clinics and community hospitals has been a success, according to a report by Crain's Chicago Business.
As part of its planned takeover of Florence, Ala.-based Coffee Health Group, RegionalCare Hospital Partners plans to spend $400 million to pay off the two-hospital system's debts and rebuild its flagship, according to a report by theTimes Daily.
Rockford, Ill.-based SwedishAmerican Health System and Madison, Wis.-based UW Health have announced an affiliation agreement, according to a joint news release from the organizations.
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Here are the median gross charges and net revenue per pain management case, broken down by a surgery center's number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Following two delays, Kaiser Permanente opened its new hospital in Vallejo, Calif., March 2.
As many New Jersey hospitals struggle to turn a profit, Virtua Health is adding luxury wellness centers and other upgrades to cater to well-heeled Baby Boomer patients, according to a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Moberly (Mo.) Regional Medical Center will move sports medicine and rehabilitation services to a new location outside of the hospital to better serve student athletes and working patients that use the services, according to a report in the Moberly Monitor-Index.
Ramon Montes, MD, has rejoined the staff of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Phoenix Children's Hospital, having previous served as a pediatric gastroenterologist at the hospital from 1998-2003, according to a report in Latino Perspectives Magazine.