Just as growing diversity is shaking up the nation's politics, the increasingly multicultural populations served by U.S. healthcare providers are also driving changes in the organizations' C-suites and boardrooms. But the transformation is still a work in progress. FULL STORY »
By Claire Bushey, Crain's Chicago Business | May 16, 2013
The Illinois state health facilities board today approved two hospital merger deals intended to reshape the landscape of healthcare in the suburbs. FULL STORY »
By Jay Greene, Crain's Detroit Business | May 16, 2013
Five clinical service chiefs at Beaumont Health System Tuesday delivered a letter to the Beaumont board of directors asking the board to reconsider its proposed merger with the Henry Ford Health System, sources told Crain's. FULL STORY »
The CMS Innovation Center will apply a more focused approach for the second round of the healthcare reform law's Health Care Innovation Awards that the agency announced Wednesday. FULL STORY »
Not-for-profit Billings (Mont.) Clinic and for-profit, Brentwood, Tenn.-based RegionalCare Hospital Partners have formed a joint venture that seeks to draw on the operational expertise and financial resources of both organizations. FULL STORY »
Memorial Medical Center in Ludington, Mich., is the latest hospital with plans to become a member of Spectrum Health. Memorial has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to join the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based not-for-profit system. FULL STORY »
As CEO pay continues to draw heightened scrutiny, compensation comparisons used by governing boards to justify the payouts are coming under fire from critics. FULL STORY »
Electronic health systems developer Allscripts Healthcare Solutions recorded a net loss of $11.6 million in its first full quarter under new leadership, the company reported after the markets closed Thursday. FULL STORY »
HHS' inspector general's office is launching an in-depth investigation into cases where Medicare hospice beneficiaries get inpatient care, following unusual billing patterns that surfaced during recent research on the $1.1 billion industry. FULL STORY »
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