The Illinois Finance Authority gave the green light on several of St. Louis-based Ascension Health's refinancing plans, including the issuance of $600 million in bonds that will go toward Ascension's recent acquisition of Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Alexian Brothers Health System,…
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The number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in some kind of shared savings program now totals 1.1 million people, CMS announced Tuesday.
Health insurer Aetna has cut contract ties with several hospitals part of Adventist Health, an 18-hospital system based in Roseville, Calif., according to a Ventura County Star report.
Community Health Center of Branch County, a 118-bed hospital based in Coldwater, Mich., received approval from the county commission to get a $2.3 million line of credit at 2 percent interest or lower, according to a WTVB report.
St. Louis-based Mercy announced the opening of the new Mercy Hospital Joplin (Mo.) nearly a year after a tornado destroyed the original St. John's Regional Medical Center.
Corporate Accountability International, a consumer watchdog group, recently sent a letter to 20 hospitals urging them to end their food contracts with McDonald's and to remove the McDonald's restaurants from their facilities.
Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., announced the opening of the first fully-integrated neurosurgical center of its kind in the United States.
The current reimbursement system for medical oncologists could be improved by separating income from drug selection, according to an editorial published in Health Affairs.
New York lawmakers are weighing the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act, a bill that would set nurse-to-patient ratios for certain departments in hospitals and nursing homes.
Cogent HMG announced the launch of a new tool to identify the strengths and weaknesses of hospitalist programs.