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Should the Supreme Court overturn all, or even part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, hospital leaders may need to reassess some of their short-term and long-term business and operational strategies.

Florida Hospital Medical Group, affiliated with Florida Hospital in Orlando, has purchased Winter Park Urology Associates and Urological Ambulatory Surgery Center, also in Orlando.  

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released a new report on provider-patient engagement this week, titled Engaging Patients and Families in the Quality and Safety of Hospital Care. The study's authors sought to identify gaps between existing patient engagement…

The aging of hospital executives has been well-documented, as a recent Witt/Kieffer survey found 41 percent of recent healthcare CEOs have never been a CEO before. While there has been a rise of first-time hospital CEOs, the same holds true…

Today, Gov. Pat Quinn signed a slew of bills into law, including reforms that will restructure the state Medicaid program and lay out guidelines for hospital property tax exemptions.

Ann Errichetti, MD, a board-certified cardiologist, was named CEO of St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, N.Y., becoming the first physician CEO at St. Peter's in its 142-year history.

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently deliberating over arguments it heard last month for and against the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, its individual mandate and the Medicaid expansion. The healthcare industry has been preparing for…

NuView Health in Boca Raton, Fla., has named Michael Marquez as COO and director of business development.

A judge has approved a $69 million "stalking horse" bid from Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., to buy Westerly (R.I.) Hospital out of receivership, according to a Providence Business News report.

Mission Health in Asheville, N.C., has named James Bross as president and CEO of its affiliate, Angel Medical Center in Franklin N.C., effective July 9.