Moody's Investors Service has upgraded HCA Holdings' stock from a junk-level to a B1 rating, four steps below investment grade, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers has released a proposed budget for the state which includes a 4 percent tax on hospital revenue and an 11.5 percent cut in Medicare payments to providers, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
The Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act, which was introduced early this year by three U.S. representatives, could reduce the national deficit by $14 billion through 2016 and $57 billion through 2021, according to estimates published by the Congressional…
The Department of Health & Human Services has cut $42 million from the Hospital Preparedness Program for the rest of fiscal year 2011, according to an AHA News Now news report.
What an honor it would be to speak to a graduating class of healthcare management students and talk about the realities of our work. I would itemize all the skills I think they need to practice in this challenging world. My points,…
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Johns Hopkins Medicine and Walgreens announced today they have entered into an agreement designed to develop protocols to improve outcomes of chronic disease patients and promote collaboration on population-based research, according to a release.
University of California registered nurses and university administration have reached a tentative settlement on a new 26-month collective bargaining agreement, according to a National Nurses United news release.
Salem (Ohio) Community Hospital and its nurses' union recently signed a new three-year contract, according to a Salem News report.
Nurses at Hibbing, Minn.-based Fairview Range Regional Health Services rejected a mediated offer and authorized a strike, according to a Minnesota Nurses Association news release.
In an age of iPads and iPhones, access to information is easier than ever before. Because of increased access, however, hospitals need to be more careful than ever in securing their data. While every organization faces the challenge of securing…