The Supreme Court has denied conservative group Freedom Watch's motion seeking to exclude Justice Elena Kagan from participating in the appeals over the constitutionality of healthcare reform, according to a New York Times report.
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The Louisiana Hospital Association has launched a workplace wellness initiative for hospitals across the state, according to an LHA news release (pdf).
Jan. 3 marked the one-year anniversary of the start of registration for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, according to a CMS news release.
Noel Williams plans to retire from position as CIO for HCA Healthcare, in Nashville, Tenn., and as president of the HCA Information Technology & Services subsidiary, according to The Tennessean.
A recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune questioned whether a physician group's adoption of TomaTherapy treatment was really as innovative as the group claimed, or "a step above" other systems.
Dennis Stillman will fulfill the role of interim chief financial officer for Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Ala., beginning Feb. 1, according to a Juneau Empire report.
Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka, Kan., appointed Randall Peterson as the system's president and CEO, according to ABC Affiliate – 49 KTKA.
Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance named Patrick Wardell as its new chief executive officer, according to a CHA news release.
This past December, Newton, Mass.-based Atrius Health — the largest independent non-profit physician group in Massachusetts — was officially selected as a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization. In an effort to change the way patients and costs are managed in the…
Community Health Systems, in Franklin, Tenn., and its subsidiaries signed a definitive agreement to acquire Memorial Health Systems, in York, Pa., and its assets, according to a CHS news release.