Contract disputes between union nurses and management at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, both in New York City, have escalated into strike votes, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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John Knox has resigned as president and CEO of Waterloo, Iowa-based Allen Hospital, which is part of Iowa Health System, according to a WCF Courier report.
Ron Harrington, CFO of Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Ky., has submitted his resignation to the hospital board and management company Quorum Health Resources, according to a Ledger Independent report.
NorthShore University Health System, based in Evanston, Ill., has edged out its local competitor and acquired a 15-physician practice, according to a Crain’s Chicago Business report. The system acquired Highland Park, Ill.-based Ravinia Associates in Internal Medicine. Evanston-based Northwestern Memorial…
HMS Holdings announced a definitive agreement to acquire HealthDataInsights, the Medicare recovery audit contractor for CMS Region D, for $400 million, according to an HMS news release.
President and CEO Hugh Greene of Baptist Health, which is based in Jacksonville, Fla., has also been elected to serve as 2011-2012 chairman of the Florida Hospital Association, according to a DOTmed news report.
The Boston Globe has named athenahealth, a provider of cloud-based practice management, EHR and care coordination services to medical groups, as one of the "top places to work in 2011," according to a Globe report.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has released his plan to overhaul the state's Medicaid program, which includes moving Medicaid recipients into managed care plans operated by private companies, according to a Salina Journal report.
A large portion of the $475 million that Pittsburgh-based Highmark will pay for West Penn Allegheny Health System, also in Pittsburgh, is comprised of loans, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report. Terms of the acquisition were recently revealed in the…
A new comprehensive primary care clinic, French Health Center, has opened at French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif., although the clinic is not owned or operated by the hospital, according to a San Luis Obispo Tribune report.