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Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, Ariz., part of Phoenix-based Banner Health, is expanding its Women's Heart Center to a full-service center, according to a health system news release.
Weatherford (Texas) Regional Medical Center has opened its new heart and vascular center, according to a Weatherford Democrat report.
The Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, has opened its new, $21 million cancer center, according to a hospital news release.
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health has revealed its $15 million expansion and renovation of its cancer center, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
Charleston (W. Va.) Area Medical Center is seeking funds to build a $39 million cancer center, according to a Charleston Daily Mail report.
Healthcare organizations are increasingly using different ways to compensate physicians, as 74 percent of healthcare organizations with employed physicians tie physician pay to patient satisfaction, according to a SullivanCotter news release.
High Point (N.C.) Regional Health System and Durham, N.C.-based Duke Medicine have formed a clinical affiliation to enhance High Point Regional's oncology and cardiovascular services, according to the health system's news release.
Gross outpatient revenue at hospitals has been on a steady rise over the past several years and is outpacing inpatient revenue. In 2010, gross revenue from outpatient procedures totaled $887.4 billion, which was up 10.5 percent from 2009.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare recently signed a new multi-year agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois that will include health coverage at two of Tenet's St. Louis-based hospitals — Des Peres Hospital and Saint Louis University Hospital, according to a…