Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell, Idaho, will continue to provide in-network medical care to all Medicare Advantage members enrolled in plans offered by Humana under terms of a renewal…
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Beverly, Mass.-based Northeast Health Systems Physician Hospital Organization have signed a five-year Alternative Quality Contract, making the organization the first North Shore physician group to adopt BCBSMA's global payment model, according to a…
National Anesthesia Services is celebrating its 21st anniversary of providing medical staffing solutions, including anesthesiologists and CRNAs on both a locum tenens and permanent basis, for hospitals, surgery centers and medical facilities throughout the United States, according to a National…
Mark Watson, formerly COO of Akron Children's Hospital, is assuming a newly created position to align clinics and other operations in the region, according to a report by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
With unprecedented backing from politicians, regulators and employers, Massachusetts health insurers are vowing to cut payment rates in current contract negotiations with hospitals, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
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A group of private equity firms that specialize in the healthcare industry have formed a new Chicago-based, nonprofit trade association called the Healthcare Private Equity Association, according to a press release.
New York hospitals said CMS' proposal to cut reimbursements nationwide to reflect alleged upcoding of services is unfair and would cause $250 million a year in losses in New York alone, according to a report by Crain's New York Business.
HCA's plans for an initial public offering of shares could prompt more IPOs from other for-profit healthcare companies, from hospitals to ASCs, according to a report by the Nashville Business Journal.
The American Medical Association is urging insurers to adopt its "code of conduct" for health insurers, endorsed by 68 state and specialty societies, "to create consistent corporate practices that will bring transparency and accountability," according to a release by the…
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Wash., has announced plans for a new 58,500-square-foot medical building to open in summer 2011.