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Witt/Kieffer, the nation's largest healthcare executive search firm, reported the following trends for executives it placed in healthcare and education in 2008, the latest available year. The company conducts more than 400 healthcare executive searches each year.

KLAS, an independent healthcare vendor research firm, has ranked 3M Health Information Systems as the second highest-performing healthcare software vendor in its 2009 Top 20 Best in KLAS: Software & Professional Services report, according to a 3M news release.

Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program — HFAP is one of only three national voluntary accreditation programs authorized by CMS to survey hospitals for compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation and Coverage. HFAP has been accrediting healthcare facilities across the country…

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Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is partnering with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on treatment of Holy Cross cancer patients, providing state-of-the-art care within their own community, according to a release from Holy Cross.

Payments from Medicare do not cover the costs of providing infusion services in community oncology practices, and many oncology offices may be losing money on some of the key services they provide, according to the results of a new survey…

Physicians from Miami Cardiology are continuing efforts against proposed Medicare fee cuts for cardiologists and most recently have sent letters to their patients stating that the large cuts may mean reduced services for patients, according to a report by the…

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