Here is a list of 10 hospitals and health systems that in the past month have changed or announced plans to change their name, brand or both, beginning with the most recent announcement.
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At least 8.5 million uninsured Americans will purchase coverage through the insurance exchanges created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a USA TODAY report.
New York City's ailing hospitals have become a "sleeper issue" in the city's mayoral race, as three of the top campaigns took to the streets yesterday to protest potential hospital closures, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
On Aug. 27, Surgical Directions will present a free webinar hosted by Becker's Healthcare called "Ensuring That Your Surgical Service Line is Successful in an ACO, Value-Based Purchasing and Bundled Payment Environment."
Government benchmark data revisions show the health share of the economy has dropped from 18 percent to an average of 17. 4 percent post-recession, according to the Altarum Institute.
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Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare and Newport Beach, Calif.-based diagnostic imaging provider Alliance HealthCare Services will collaborate on a new diagnostic imaging center in McDonough, Ga., according to a report from the Fort Mill Times.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill-affiliated practices Wake Heart & Vascular Associates and Rex Heart & Vascular Specialists have combined to form North Carolina Heart and Vascular in Raleigh, N.C.
Managers and hiring professionals can improve their employee selection systems by integrating principles from industrial organization psychology into the process, according to a blog post from Select International.
Labor costs are the biggest expense for most healthcare organizations. Reigning in labor costs is not an easy task, due to the potential implications on hospital quality and patient safety.
North Hollywood, Calif.-based IPC The Hospitalist Company, a national hospitalist physician practice company, announced that it has signed definitive agreements with Boston-based Steward Health Care System and Steward Medical Group for the provision of acute-care hospitalist services.