Healthcare organizations are increasingly outsourcing the role of “chief investment officer” as providers are faced with managing multiple asset pools in a tough economic environment. FULL STORY »
By Beth Kutscher | August 31, 2013
| Print Magazine
Healthcare services in Florida's prisons are undergoing a big overhaul this summer as the state hands over care for its more than 100,000 inmates to a private company. FULL STORY »
A Special Feature on executives' opinions regarding purchasing trends affecting the healthcare provider industry. Source: Modern Healthcare's Survey of Executive Opinions on Purchasing. Published Sept. 2, 2013, p. 26. FULL STORY »
A Special Feature on executives' opinions regarding purchasing trends affecting the healthcare provider industry. Source: Modern Healthcare's Survey of Executive Opinions on Purchasing. Published August 19, 2013, p. 28. FULL STORY »
By Melinda Deslatte / Associated Press | August 07, 2013
Management of two LSU hospitals in north Louisiana is being turned over to a nonprofit research foundation that has never run a patient care facility, raising concerns about whether it has the experience and the financing needed to oversee the public hospitals. FULL STORY »
Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, has announced that it will acquire ASM Research. FULL STORY »
UnitedHealth Group's second-quarter net income rose almost 8%, buoyed by steady enrollment growth and slower-than-expected use of healthcare services. FULL STORY »
By Joe Carlson and Jonathan Block | June 27, 2013
| Basic Web
Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Windsor mandating federal recognition of same-sex marriages will affect eligibility for expanded Medicaid benefits and health insurance tax credits slated to begin next year under the healthcare reform law. And that may be good, bad, or mixed news... FULL STORY »
By Melinda Deslatte / Associated Press | June 24, 2013
LSU continued to shrink its hospital management footprint Monday, turning over its health facilities in four cities to private operators, including a shift in New Orleans that has caused delays in non-emergency services. FULL STORY »
Food service companies and hospitals say the move toward healthier food options on hospital menus and cafeterias is shaping purchasing practices, food contracts and business strategies. FULL STORY »
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