For-profit hospital stocks were up for all major operators last week.
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The following hospital mergers, acquisitions and general transactions took place within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
Last week, in a rather quiet announcement, Walgreens launched an extension of its "Balance Rewards" program that might just strike fear in any healthcare executive worried about the growing competitiveness of retail health. Walgreen's new Balance Rewards for healthy choices™…
The following CIO and CMIO executive moves were reported by Becker's Hospital Review in the past two months, beginning with the most recent.
A three-judge panel from the U.S. Appeals Court for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld the controversial legislation in Florida, which forbids physicians from asking patients questions about gun ownership during medical visits.
Georgia Health Information Network, a statewide health information exchange, is now live on the national eHealth Exchange.
Health insurer Highmark and St. Johnstown, Pa.-based Conemaugh Health System have extended a contract giving Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield members in-network access to three Pennsylvania hospitals: ConemaughMemorialMedicalCenter in St. Johnstown; ConemaughMinersMedicalCenter in Hastings and Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center.
Google's next big data project is focused on discovering indicators of health to help physicians better identify and predict disease, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Health System and Milford (Conn.) Hospital are exploring collaborative opportunities, according to a CT Post report.
Industry groups are signaling their commitment to health IT issues by increasing their spend on lobbying efforts.