Three healthcare industry veterans — Carol J. Geffner, PhD, Barbara Ladon and Joseph R. Lupica — have announced the launch of their new healthcare advisory firm Newpoint Healthcare Advisors.
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Columbus, Ohio-based OhioHealth's Research and Innovation Institute was recently featured in The Columbus Dispatch for its efforts to develop and commercialize employees' and physicians' ideas for new medical products.
Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has completed a new hybrid operating room, according to a South Florida Hospital News report.
Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, the practice affiliated with Memphis-based Baptist Memorial Health Care, has finalized its merger with Memphis Heart Clinic, according to a Commercial Appeal report.
Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control questions whether contact precaution protocols effectively decrease the risk of healthcare-associated infections such as MRSA.
AT&T and Intuitive Health have partnered for a remote patient monitoring pilot program that aims to engage patients and family members in their own care, while involving healthcare providers through clinical integration with their information systems.
The former vice president of corporate risk management at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has pled guilty to eight counts of embezzlement, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn released next fiscal year's budget, which will include roughly $2.7 billion in cuts to the state's Medicaid program, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living have announced a multi-year initiative to meet new quality goals, including reducing hospital readmission rates and improving staff retention.
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded $229 million to 10 states in health insurance exchange grants today as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a CMS news release.