Hawaii Medical Center announced in bankruptcy court that it could not reach a sale price for its two hospitals with Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services, forcing closure of both facilities, according to a Hawaii News Now report.
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A recent study published online by the American Journal of Managed Care found that retail clinic use by insured patients has increased ten-fold from 2007 to 2009.
Legacy Health Systems, based in Portland, Ore., announced it may lay off as many as 400 employees across its six hospitals, according to a KPTV report.
Most providers recognize that the underlying healthcare cost pressures the government, employers and consumers face will inevitably lead to changes in how care is reimbursed, progressing in time toward a new form of managed care that preserves consumer choice and…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System and CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic have announced a clinical collaboration, according to a news release.
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Marin General Healthcare District, which operates Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., has approved a new, three-year contract with the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, which represents the approximately 520 nurses at the hospital, according to a Marin Independent Journal…
Illinois’ Cook County and a former physician have been ordered to pay $7.6 million to a physician who claimed the health system retaliated against her, according to a Chicago Tribune report. Vivian Renta, MD, was formerly employed at Stroger Hospital…
Before hospitals bring out the noisemakers and sing choruses of "Auld Lang Syne" to mark the end of 2011, some may want to consider New Year's resolutions for 2012. Not gym club memberships and personal promises to watch less "Dancing…
Physician Hospitals of America applauds the passage of a bill containing a provision to help physician-owned hospitals through the House of Representatives yesterday, according to a POH news release. HR 3630, “The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act,”…
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance has approved Boston-based Steward Health Care System's health insurance plan that would limit coverage for many healthcare needs to Steward-based hospitals and physicians, according to a Patriot Ledger report.