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In a letter to governors Friday, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said states will have an extra three months to decide whether they will share health insurance exchange operations with HHS or allow the federal government to operate the exchange, according…

Kootenai Health, based out of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has announced it has acquired North Idaho Gastroenterology in Coeur d'Alene, according to a news release.

The 12 “Biggest” Hospital Stories of 2012 2012 has been quite a year for healthcare and for hospitals. During the last 12 months, the Supreme Court upheld President Obama’s signature healthcare reform legislation and several of its provisions that most…

Rachel Gonzales, DM, RN, RODP, has served as CEO of Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Idaho, since April 2012.

Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., is an academic medical center affiliated with Boston-based Tufts University School of Medicine and part of Baystate Health.

Using Information Optimization to Improve Revenue Cycle Management in Healthcare Data rich and information poor? It is no secret that healthcare costs have been increasing at an alarming rate over the last number of years. By most measures, healthcare spending…

Among the many challenges hospitals and health systems face today are aligning with physicians and managing population health. Lafayette (La.) General Medical Center found a successful strategy in monthly Heart Fairs that provide free electrocardiography screenings to patients and a…

Gregory Opdahl, MD, will now provide anesthesia services at Tillamook County General Hospital in Oregon, according to the Coast River Business Journal.

Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass., is part of Cape Cod Healthcare in Hyannis.

Vantage Outsourcing has entered into an agreement with Roane General Hospital in Spencer, W.Va., for complete cataract outsourcing services, its first West Virginia facility.