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Dr. Jo Hannafin has been selected as the first woman to head the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
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One of the nation's largest insurers last week closed on a $1 billion deal to become a large integrated delivery system with a pledge that newly acquired hospitals and doctors would deliver savings for enrollees and patients.
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Regarding the story “Highmark completes West Penn deal, announces new system,” hurrah for this action. Competition is healthy in healthcare, and Pittsburgh needs another viable hospital-care system. UPMC has...
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Regarding "Highmark completes West Penn deal, announces new system”: Hurrah for this action. Competition is healthy in healthcare.
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Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark fulfilled its drawn out and widely watched bid to buy a struggling local hospital system and revitalize it as the core of an integrated delivery network.
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For providers that own health plans, the new insurance markets offer an alluring opportunity for them to expand or gain market share in their primary business: providing healthcare.
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PITTSBURGH—UPMC, a not-for-profit health system with its tax-exempt status under attack, is fighting back with a lawsuit against its hometown and mayor. The health system's lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleges the city of Pittsburgh...
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UPMC, a not-for-profit health system with its tax-exempt status under attack, is fighting back with a lawsuit against its hometown and mayor.
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At the end of 2011, Wake Forest Baptist Health launched a communications blitz to introduce a major overhaul to its retirement benefits. The system froze its pension plan and transitioned all employees to 403(b) accounts.
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As healthcare reform unfolds, midlevel health professionals such as nurses and physician assistants are advocating for more autonomy so they can play a bigger role in the delivery of primary care.
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