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Kareo, provider of cloud-based medical office software and services for small practices, has acquired medical billing and practice-management company ECCO Health.
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By this fall, a health system that brings together the operations of Mount Sinai Hospital and Continuum Health Partners could eclipse New York Presbyterian Hospital as the largest provider in the city aside from its public safety net system, New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.
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The Premier healthcare alliance, one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations, is considering an initial public offering, a move attacked by rival MedAssets.
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HCA, the Nashville-based hospital giant, is buying three hospitals in Florida from Iasis Healthcare, marking the smaller chain's exit from the state.
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Mount Sinai Hospital CEO Dr. Kenneth Davis reportedly sees no antitrust bumps on his organization's path to absorbing Continuum Health Partners into what would be New York City's largest healthcare provider.
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China's Mindray Medical International has closed on its $101.7 million acquisition of ultrasound technology company Zonare Medical Systems Inc.
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The push by hospital operators into the health insurance business continues as pressure increases to prepare for alternatives to fee-for-service payment. Adventist Health, a large California-based health system with 18 hospitals in four states, is expected to seek California's approval for an...
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Two big hospital players in New York reached an agreement to combine operations, creating a system that would be the city's largest.
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Abbott said it would enter the laser cataract surgery business by buying privately held OptiMedica Corp. for up to $400 million and in a separate deal would pay $310 million for stent maker Idev Technologies.
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Eye-care firms continue to be a hot target this year as pharmaceutical and medical-device firms see a growing market for ophthalmology procedures.
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