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As Democrats work to merge healthcare reform bills from the Senate and House, several state attorneys general and trade associations have voiced uncertainty about the constitutionality of the bills. The challenges focus on language that mandates insurance coverage contained within…

The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutes (Nachri) is hoping that provisions in the House's and Senate's healthcare reform bills will encourage more new physicians to pursue a career as a pediatric specialist, according to a report in…

Investor-based, private hospitals stand to gain market share due to better access to credit than nonprofit hospitals have, according to a report by the Colorado Springs Business Journal.

In a new agreement, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is starting to provide pediatric specialty services at Wheeling (W. Va.) Hospital, according to a release from Wheeling Hospital.

Queen's Medical Center, Hawaii Pacific Health and Kuakini Health System will begin partnering with the University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center, providing $2.2 million a year for operations, according to a report by the Honolulu Advertiser.

Title: Hospital-Doctor ASC Joint Ventures: A Highly Efficient Physician Engagement Tool

The University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago has halted its plans to construct a $450 million medical campus on the city's Near West Side, according to a report by the Sun-Times.

A judge for the U.S. District Court for Western Tennessee has rejected class action certification for plaintiffs in a lawsuit that alleges a conspiracy to depress nurses' wages by Memphis-area hospitals, according to a report in AHA News Now.

While employment among all healthcare sectors continued to grow from November to December, employment in physicians' offices and outpatient care centers, including ASCs, grew faster than in hospitals, according a release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Department of Health and Human Services is planning a national claims database that would include information from Medicare, Medicaid and private payors, according to a report in American Medical News.