The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, two of its member hospitals — Fort Hamilton Hospital and University Hospital — and University Internal Medicine Associates have agreed to pay the United States $2.6 million to settle claims that they violated the…
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Peter W. Carmel, MD, a pediatric neurosurgeon from New York City with a practice in Newark, N.J., has been named president-elect of the American Medical Association, according to an AMA release.
Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, a compensation and human resource management consulting firm focused on the healthcare industry, has announced the opening of its newest business location in Minneapolis, according to a Sullivan & Cotter news release.
In 2009, as many physicians criticized the AMA for its continuing support of the Democrats' health reform bill, membership dropped by 3.5 percent, according to reports on the AMA website.
A new study indicates hospitals can reduce care quality disparities among racial and ethnic groups by using American Heart Association guidelines for cardiac care, according to a HealthDay report.
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Some dozen hospitals in the Jacksonville, Fla., area have joined to form the Quality Collaborative, a vehicle for sharing best practices related to quality care, according to a report by the Jacksonville Business Journal.
Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System has acquired Cardiovascular Associates, a 30-physician cardiovascular practice based in Kingsport with six locations, according to a report by the Times-News.
A proposal announced this week between Lifespan's Miriam and Rhode Island Hospitals, both located in Providence, would merge the two organizations' open heart and elective joint replacement services, according to a report by the Providence Journal.
An open house was held for Bellevue (Neb.) Medical Center, a 102-bed physician-owned hospital set to open May 17, according to a report in the Omaha World-Herald.
Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas, has announced plans for a new $3 million heart unit, according to a report by KLTV.