Detroit Medical Center news and information

St. John Providence Health System in Warren, Mich., has named Mary Zuckerman its VP of financial planning and operational analytics.
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A Vermont hospital plans to shutter its skilled-nursing facility this year and is fingering Washington for much of the blame.
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Bon Secours Health System appointed Carlos Beato CEO for Bon Secours New York Health System in Riverdale, effective April 15. Beato, 59, will replace Eileen Malo, interim CEO since March 2011. Beato joins Bon Secours from United Methodist Homes of New Jersey, where he served as...
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One of the nation's largest not-for-profit hospital operators is building its own insurance arm to sell health plans directly to employers.
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Desperate after a decade of trial and error to make the connection that could usher in a new generation of anti-HIV drugs, University of Washington researchers threw the scientific version of a Hail Mary pass.
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Mary Zuckerman, executive vice president of administrative services at the Detroit Medical Center, left the for-profit hospital system Friday in a restructuring that phased out her job, sources told Crain's Detroit Business.
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Roger Baker, who steered the Veteran Affairs Department's healthcare information technology development program toward an open-source model, is resigning. Since 2009, Baker has been an assistant secretary in the department with duties comparable to those of a chief information officer for...
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Detroit Medical Center announced that Rodney Huebbers is its new president and COO, effective Feb. 25.
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Big and surprising mergers and acquisitions roll out throughout the year, often crossing boundaries that traditionally divided providers and insurers. The historic realignment of the industry is fueled by the healthcare reform law.
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Two Georgia health systems will enter the insurance market in a bid for greater control over patients' medical data and benefits design. Executives said the move is necessary to better coordinate care.
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