Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz has named Leemore Dafny as deputy director for health care and antitrust in the FTC's bureau of economics, a newly created position.
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The American Telemedicine Association has created an open video contest, "Expect Telemedicine Because Telemedicine Works," which is designed to promote the value and importance of telemedicine, mHealth and remote monitoring to patients, the public and healthcare administrators.
Washington, Mo.-based Patients First Health Care and Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy have completed a merger to integrate Patients First into Mercy.
The ECRI Institute has recommended five practices (pdf) to prevent medication errors.
The American College of Radiology announced the release of updated guidelines for appropriate medical imaging and radiation therapy.
A federal bankruptcy judge has denied Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare's request to acquire Victor Valley Community Hospital in Victorville, Calif., in favor of approving Riverside, Calif.-based KPC Group as the buyer.
The integration of Bloomsburg (Pa.) Hospital and its affiliates into Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System received final approval from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's antitrust division.
St. Louis-based Ascension Health Care Network intends to acquire St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, N.J., according to a North Jersey report.
From 2007 to 2010, children's inpatient admissions and outpatient visits decreased nearly 3 percent while use of other outpatient services rose 10.5 percent, according to a Health Care Cost Institute report (pdf).
Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital received approval from the state's Department of Public Health for its proposed acquisition of the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven, according to a Yale Daily News report.