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Designating the Up & Comers among young healthcare leaders is no easy task. But if the past is prologue, the 12 men and women highlighted in this special issue of Modern Healthcare will clearly be people to watch in the years ahead.
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A bold plan to merge two large Michigan health systems collapsed last week. It was just the latest one to fizzle among big hospital operators looking to get bigger in transactions that might have been far-fetched just a few years ago.
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Physician discontentment and cultural differences appear to have ended the six-month merger talks between Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health System.
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The nominees for Modern Healthcare's 12th annual 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare competition.
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LIVONIA, Mich.—Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan and Trinity Health-Michigan have signed a three-year reimbursement contract that gives Trinity's 12 hospitals in Michigan financial incentives for improving care with affiliated physicians. Blue Cross has similar contracts with...
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Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Women in Healthcare recognition program honors exceptional female healthcare executives who are making a positive difference in the industry. See who made this year's list, presented in alphabetical order
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Two past winners of the Baldrige award are lauding the program and urging other hospital leaders to consider it.
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After reviewing your recent report on hospital mergers and acquisitions, we offer a suggestion: It is time to update this important report to more accurately reflect our evolving healthcare landscape.
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Dr. William Conway has been promoted to CEO of the 1,200-physician Henry Ford Medical Group and executive vice president of Henry Ford Health System, the medical group's parent organization.
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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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