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Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tenn., has announced plans to acquire East Tennessee Medical Group for $24 million, according to a Knoxville News Sentinel report.
The healthcare industry saw a 0.2 percent increase in prices from April to May, according to the latest statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index.
UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., participates in the Delivery System Reform Incentive Program, a five-year pay-for-performance initiative in which California public hospital systems aim to meet benchmarks related to healthcare access, quality and safety outcomes. The program is…
The Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research (pdf) announced Oregon hospitals' rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in adult intensive care units decreased 55 percent from 2009 to 2011.
Bruce Burns, senior vice president of finance and treasury and CFO of Concord (N.H.) Hospital, arrived on the Concord scene roughly 20 years ago in June 1993, and the hospital has been able to thrive and record solid operating performances…
The merger and acquisition process can be very complicated and difficult for hospital executives to navigate. Creating a request for proposal and letter of intent, assessing potential partners, negotiating transaction terms and finalizing the deal can become overwhelming. When a…
Mobile devices offer a great deal of convenience as well as nearly unlimited applicability to patients, physicians and medical professionals. Mobile devices improve ease and efficiency of communicating with patients, collaborating with physicians, ordering prescriptions or drugs and inputting patient…
Catholic officials at the Vatican have approved the merger between Lowell (Mass.) General Hospital and Saints Medical Center in Lowell, which will give LGH ownership of Saints Medical Center, according to a Sentinel & Enterprise report.
University of Colorado Health's agreement to lease Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Memorial Health System could be worth nearly $1.9 billion, according to a Northern Colorado Business report.