The healthcare industry has attracted a great deal of interest from private equity firms over the last few years. Many healthcare professionals believe the interest will continue, if not increase, as healthcare reform and other changes sweep U.S. healthcare. Private…
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A survey from the American Society of Anesthesiologists reveals that at least seven patients have died as a result of the U.S. anesthesia drug shortage, according to an ABC News report.
The following data reflects the increase in active physicians from 2000 to 2008, the latest figures available. This includes active doctors of medicine and active doctors of osteopathy.
A 2006 California law requires hospitals to publish the average prices of their most common procedures on a state website, but healthcare experts say few list prices on their respective hospital websites — a loophole that is making price transparency…
The Provena Acute Care Center in Lake in the Hills, Ill., is closing its doors after operating for less than seven years, according to a report in The Northwest Herald.
Since Ohio passed and enacted a tort-reform law in 2003, medical malpractice claims have dropped more than 40 percent and payments declined roughly at the same rate, according to a Columbus Dispatch report.
Seven years ago First Lady Michelle Obama was working at the University of Chicago Medical Center to establish medical homes for low income residents on the city's South Side. Looking at data, the program appears to be working, according to…
Health system leaders either running an ACO or looking to operate one should prepare for the potential financial losses that could come with functioning as a CMS-approved ACO, according to a report in The American Medical News.
Union members are planning to picket at two hospitals within the San Francisco-based Dignity Health system on April 24 over contract negotiations, according to a Ventura County Star report.
CMS has started issuing reports to 20,000 physicians in the Midwest, scoring them on quality of care and spending compared to their peers, according to a report in The Washington Post.