Hospital Corporation of America has reported its first quarter 2011 results, showing revenue of $8 billion, an increase of 6.8 percent increase from first quarter 2010, according to a company news release.
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Insurers that cover Medicare and Medicaid patients are setting up clinics that have been reducing hospital and ED bills for their patients, according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the rate of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft decreased 38 percent from 2001 to 2008.
A recent report by the West Virginia Hospital Association found that West Virginia hospitals provided $721 million in uncompensated care in 2010, according to an AHA News Now report.
Nurses and administrators at Tufts Medical Center in Boston are "close" to agreeing to a contract, which would avert a strike planned for Friday, according to a Boston Globe report.
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NorthStar Surgical Center in Lubbock, Texas, a member of Nashville, Tenn.-based Symbion Healthcare, celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 30.
Incentive-based wellness programs can prompt behavioral changes that lower healthcare costs, according to a report published in the May/June issue of American Journal of Health Promotion.
Tatum Healthcare, part of the executive services firm Tatum, recommends hospitals consider four essential steps to meet challenges in 2011, according to a release by Tatum Healthcare. “With so many priorities competing for hospital executives’ attention, CEOs, COOs and CFOs…
Here are five tips for promoting a positive relationship between hospital leaders and physicians.
Tenet Healthcare has released its first quarter results, reporting a net operating revenue of $2.5 billion — a 7 percent increase from its $2.34 billion revenue in the first quarter of 2010, according to a company news release. The company…