There's no doubting that Americans love a good debate. Here's hoping that the initial faceoff this week between the two presidential nominees doesn't disappoint.
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Three years after the government began trying to shame the healthcare industry into tightening up what can only charitably be described as sloppy data security practices, breaches are still rampant.
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West Penn Allegheny Health System abruptly broke off its courtship with insurer Highmark, apparently spiking a high-profile deal in the works since June 2011.
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Electronic health records have long been sold to hospitals and doctors with the promise of increased revenue, but now that more money is rolling in, the federal government is pushing back.
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No one seems satisfied that proposed healthcare reform-driven regulations have much improved the thorny issue of how to ensure that not-for-profit hospitals properly handle the financial side of treating the uninsured.
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After years of investigations and a brief stint in prison, Thomas Higgins will soon learn whether the federal government plans to essentially bar him from his career as a healthcare executive for crimes that he says he didn't know about while they were happening.
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Lawmakers and industry groups are urging federal agencies to collaborate on efforts that will accelerate the adoption of mobile health technologies among healthcare providers and patients.
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Prime Healthcare Services stepped in as a buyer for the Landmark Medical Center less than one day after Steward Health Care System walked away from a deal it has pursued with the struggling Rhode Island hospital since 2009.
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A Modern Healthcare Design Awards story did not list all the architectural firms that worked on the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of...
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Modern Healthcare Publisher Fawn Lopez announced last week that David Burda is no longer serving as editor of the magazine and website. While a search is being conducted for his replacement, Chief of Editorial Operations John D. Thomas will be serving as interim editor. All future editorial...
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The health insurance coverage offered to workers at Black River Memorial Hospital gives the 21-bed facility in Wisconsin an advantage when it comes to recruiting.
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Located in rural western Montana, in a valley of the Rocky Mountains known more for fly fishing than medicine, sits the unexpected: a top cardiovascular hospital.
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Three years after the government began trying to shame the healthcare industry into tightening up what can only charitably be described as sloppy data security practices, breaches are still rampant.
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CHICAGO—Sinai Health System CEO Alan Channing has a preliminary agreement to combine his historic hospital with Holy Cross Hospital, creating a safety net giant with estimated annual revenue of more than $525 million. The deal is an unlikely union, reached after Cardinal Francis George...
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WORCESTER, Mass.—UMass Memorial Health Care said it plans to cut 140 full-time positions in an ongoing effort to reduce a $50 million financial gap. The health system announced in February that it could eliminate up to 900 positions to reduce expenses by $50 million. In a Sept. 25...
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By Tania Karas, Crain's New York Business
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The former CEO of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors with running a decade-long kickback scheme worth $1.4 million.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A new program in California will use health information exchange technology to facilitate the flow of data between healthcare providers. The California Health eQuality, or CHeQ, program, will be led by Dr. Kenneth Kizer, director of the UC Davis Health System's...
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FARMERS BRANCH, Texas—Prime Healthcare Services, Ontario, Calif., has continued its acquisition spree, this time further extending its presence in Texas. The for-profit system has acquired 89-bed Dallas Medical Center, an acute-care facility in the suburb of Farmers Branch. It is...
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There's no doubting that Americans love a good debate. Here's hoping that the initial faceoff this week between the two presidential nominees doesn't disappoint.
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“The debate over healthcare costs often deals with systemic matters—redundant administration, competition for expensive high-tech diagnostic devices, fees for quantity of services rather than quality of care, unnecessary procedures, excessive drug prescriptions and so on. Often missing...
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At the center of so many critical issues in healthcare today lies the electronic health record. It's driving the meaningful-use regulations, ICD-10 implementation, updates to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the most basic of all questions—how to reduce the cost of...
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Regarding “Right there all along,” I think for the most part, the Institute of Medicine got it right. I do, however, have a couple of concerns to share.
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A list of the nation's top 50 cardiovascular hospitals for 2013 as ranked by Truven Health. Source: Truven Health. Published Oct. 1, 2012, p. 31.
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Andrew Carter was tapped to succeed Carolyn Scanlan as president and CEO of the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania when Scanlan retires at the end of the year. Carter, 54, has served as president and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Associations of America since 2007, and he...
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Outliers always appreciates a good deal. However, we may have to agree that a Los Angeles Times columnist had a point when he criticized Anthem Blue Cross for offering coupons for “healthy” food such as ice cream, Hormel Natural Choice deli meats and canned vegetables.
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A Modern Healthcare Design Awards story did not list all the architectural firms that worked on the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of...
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