Boston-based Partners HealthCare has limited the pay its physicians can receive from drug, device and other outside companies, according to a report by the New York Times.
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SSM Health Care has paid $1.7 million in back wages to nurses for work done during unpaid meal breaks, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Labor, which negotiated the payment after an investigation.
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas has elected Sharon Ellis as its new vice president and CFO, according to a TSRHC news release.
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WellPoint, which operates as UniCare in Illinois and Texas, said that it will end service in both states, leaving 580,000 members to find new health coverage, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
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Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md., has named Keith Doughty as its new director of finance, according to a report by the Daily Times.
John L. Workman has stepped down from his position as executive vice president and CFO of HealthSouth Corp. and will take the same job title at Omnicare, a nationwide provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, according to a release…
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Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC HealthCare will pay out approximately $9 million in incentive bonuses to employees for successfully meeting the system's strategic goals, according to a report by Triangle Business Journal.
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