The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule with request for comments on stricter penalties issued for HIPAA violations under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health, according to an HHS release.

Baptist Medical Center South in Jacksonville, Fla., opened its new ambulatory surgery center in the hospital's new 100,000 square-foot, five-story medical building, according to a report in Financial News & Daily Record.

Ridgeview Medical Center broke ground on Two Twelve Medical Center in Chaska, Minn., which will feature clinics, urgent care and outpatient surgery services, among other healthcare services, according to a release from Ridgeview Medical Center.

The Medical Center of Southwest Texas is starting construction on an outpatient surgery center in Port Arthur, Texas, according to a release from Urban Constructors, the construction company working on the project.

Dennis D. Keefe, CEO of Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance discussed his own struggle with Type 2 diabetes and the insight it provided him about the challenges in creating true health reform, in an article he authored for WBUR.org, the Web…

The American Hospital Association has named Hyland Software's content management solution, OnBase, one of six software products that are considered "RACTrac" compatible, according to a Hyland news release.

Kaiser Permanente will move specialty services from its Kaiser Permanente Hospital-Zion in San Diego, Calif., to a new $53-million facility south of University Towne Center, according to a report in the San Diego Business Journal.

Beatrice (Neb.) Community Hospital and Health Center recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility, according to a report by the Beatrice Daily Sun.

The 192-bed Shands Cancer Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville, which opens Nov. 1, has energy-efficient features that make it "the hospital of tomorrow," according to a release from Shands Healthcare.

Children's Medical Center at Legacy in Plano, Texas, has opened its Sports Medical Center, which will focus on the treatment of pediatric and adolescent athletes, according to a report in the McKinney Courier-Gazette.