James P. Alexander, president and CEO of Howard Regional Health System in Kokomo, Ind., and Bryan Mills, president and CEO of Community Health Network, based in Indianapolis, have announced a formal affiliation between the two organizations, according to a CHN…
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The California State Assembly has passed a bill that would extend current restrictions on smoking in hospitals by applying them to entire hospital campuses, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has asked a federal judge to dismiss rival Aetna's antitrust suit against the insurer alleging unfair contracting practices, according to a report by The Detroit News.
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has applied to become a Medicare accountable care organization, according to a hospital news release.
Community Health System's Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center has announced plans to merge its operations with Diagnostic Clinic of Longview, a multispecialty clinic, according to a CHS news release.
Aetna has launched a patient-centered medical home program for primary care physicians in Connecticut and New Jersey.
A survey of nurses by the University of Maryland's School of Nursing found 55 percent of nurses surveyed were obese, according to an ABC News report.
Here are 10 states with the greatest number of Medicare patients who received hospital outpatient services in 2010, according to the latest data from Kaiser State Health Facts.
Accountable care organizations could make the American health insurance industry unnecessary by 2020, according to New York Times columnist Ezekial Emanuel.
Louisville, Ky.-based Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare has entered into an agreement to acquire Louisville Surgical Associates.