Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama has downgraded UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., from Tier 1 to Tier 2 status, citing new tier criteria focused on healthcare spending, reports Birmingham Business Journal.
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The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions and general partnerships took place or were announced in the past week.
Bologna – May 5th, 2016 - Datalogic, a global leader in Automatic Data Capture and Industrial Automation markets, and world-class producer of bar code readers, mobile computers, sensors, vision systems and laser marking equipment, announces the MX-E series of GigE…
Stanford (Calif.) Health Care-Stanford Hospital. Founded in 1959 as the Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital Center, Stanford Hospital today has 613 licensed beds, about 1,500 faculty physicians and more than 1,000 interns and residents. The academic health system is building a new…
University of North Carolina Medical Center (Chapel Hill). UNC Medical Center, previously called UNC Hospitals, was established in 1952. At the time of its formation, the hospital was named N.C. Memorial. UNC Medical Center is now comprised of N.C. Memorial…
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UF Health Shands (Gainesville, Fla.). UF Health Shands Hospital was established in 1958, though it was called UF Teaching Hospital at the time. The name was changed to include Shands in 1965, after William Augustine Shands, a former Florida senator…
UC San Diego Medical Center. Established in 1966, UC San Diego Medical Center –Hillcrest is the primary clinical teaching site for UC San Diego School of Medicine. The 390-bed facility boasts the area’s only regional burn center, one of two…
Here are 10 articles on some of the most interesting medical research study findings and advancements from the week of May 2.
St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital. Founded by the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict in 1886, St. Cloud Hospital operates under the auspices of the local Catholic Church. The 489-bed hospital is part of St. Cloud-based CentraCare, an integrated health…
Medical school training is incredibly important, not only because it molds the future healthcare workforce, but also because it can also provide a blueprint for where the industry is headed.