Georgia news and information

The Federal Trade Commission and Phoebe Putney Health System are in settlement talks to resolve a bitterly disputed court battle over a $200 million hospital acquisition in southwest Georgia.
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With not-for-profit healthcare systems facing growing scrutiny of their executive compensation, median total pay for the top 25 highest paid CEOs climbed 12% as base salaries grew 3% year over year.
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There may be new hope in the fight against obesity among American youth.
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Six regional networks of community health centers are slated to receive a total of $3 million in federal funding toward the adoption of or improvement to their electronic health-record systems.
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Ed Lovern is the new COO of Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. Lovern, 49, has been with the Piedmont Healthcare system since 2002, most recently as executive VP and chief administrative officer for the system.
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You can lead college students to soap and water, but you can't make them wash their hands. In fact, you can't even make them read their e-mail.That was one takeaway from an outbreak of pneumonia at Georgia Tech last fall that sickened at least 83 students—"the largest (outbreak) reported at a...
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The for-profit assisted-living industry came under the harsh spotlight of PBS' “Frontline” investigators Tuesday night as the news program took Seattle-based Emeritus Corp. to task for a number of deaths and injuries involving residents with dementia at Emeritus facilities across the...
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The push to manage population health may be fueling consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back with looser partnerships that allow them to retain some independence and present fewer regulatory hassles.
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A group of 23 hospitals in central and south Georgia have formed an alliance to pool resources, coordinate information and manage population health in the region.
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The goals of population health management may be encouraging rampant consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back.
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