The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System may maintain ties with Saltzer Medical Group in Nampa, Idaho, despite a January ruling that ordered the two organizations to separate.
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Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members on the Finance and Ways and Means Committees voicing its support for the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014.
During a recent Brookings Institute webinar, Greger Vigen, a health actuary, highlighted some of the components of a successful accountable care organization and provided the tools those organizations use to achieve their results.
HealthSouth Corp. in Birmingham, Ala., has reported operating revenues of $604.4 million for the second quarter of 2014 — a 7.1 percent increase over the $564.5 in operating revenues it reported for the same quarter in 2013.
The value and usability of the electronic health record is an often-debated topic in the health IT industry. In a recent Medscape survey, 35 percent of respondents said the EHR improves the ability to respond to patient issues, but 70…
Carondelet Health in Kansas City, Mo., a part of St. Louis-based Ascension, has signed a letter of intent to allow Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services to acquire St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City and St. Mary's Medical Center in Blue Springs,…
As healthcare reform forges on, some players in the healthcare industry have voiced concerns that other key pillars in the field, such as HIPAA, are becoming outdated, according to a report in The Morning Consult.
Health insurer Aetna, headquartered in Hartford, Conn., has reported net income of $548.8 million for the second quarter of 2014, a 2.4 percent increase over the $536 million the company reported for the same quarter in 2013.
Health insurer Aetna and Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System have signed a five-year contract that allows Aetna members to receive in-network access at all of Geisinger's facilities in Pennsylvania.
Irving, Texas-based Novation has named Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline the 2013 Medical Supplier of the Year.