Fitch Ratings has given public New York City Health and Hospital Corp. an A+ rating for $513.8 million of 2010 series A revenue bonds that are soon to be issued by the health system, according to a Kansas City Star…
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Orlando Health, the University of Florida and Shands HealthCare have announced their intent to collaborate to form joint clinical programs in a number of areas as well as work together to develop compatible electronic medical records and information systems, according…
The typical price of an inpatient stay in a California hospital was $20,858 in 2009, up from $15,063 in 2005, and hospitals in the state received a 37 percent increase in commercial revenue during the same time period, according to…
A recent report by the Wisconsin Hospital Association found the state's 130 hospitals provided $1.18 billion in community benefits in 2009.
A new report by Moody's Investors Service has found hospital credit rating downgrades are expected to outpace upgrades into 2011, according to an AHA News Now report.
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A new study found eliminating the health insurance deductible for screening tests modestly improved use of blood-cholesterol tests, Pap smears, mammograms and fecal-occult blood tests, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal Health Blog.
Medicare and Medicaid could save $3.5 trillion over 25 years by implementing "coordinated care" in place of fee-for-service payments, according to a release by UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest insurer.
The City of Indianapolis and non-profit Clarian Healthcare moving forward with a $192 million neuroscience facility development in the city's downtown area, according to an Indianapolis Star report.
Patient advocacy groups and insurance providers are in disagreement over the need for cancer insurance, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Phoenix-based Banner Health is planning to open its newest facily, Banner Ironwood Medical Center in San Tan Valley, Ariz., by Nov. 1, according to a San Tan Valley Today report.