Michigan news and information

LUDINGTON, Mich.—Memorial Medical Center in Ludington is the latest hospital with plans to become a member of Spectrum Health. Memorial Medical, an 80-bed hospital near the shore of Lake Michigan, signed a nonbinding letter of intent to join the not-for-profit system, based about 90...
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Five clinical service chiefs at Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Health System delivered a letter to the Beaumont board of directors asking the board to reconsider its proposed merger with Henry Ford Health System, sources told Crain's Detroit Business.
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Beaumont Health System Executive VP and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ananias Diokno has announced his retirement.
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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.
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Republican governors backing an expansion of Medicaid continue to hit headwinds in those efforts, and it is unclear what lessons can be drawn from the outcomes experienced by two of their colleagues.
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Paul King has been chosen as executive director of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, part of the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers in Ann Arbor.
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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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Proponents of emerging forms of advanced illness care are banking on new payment models, such as accountable care organizations, to bolster their efforts and provide reliable reimbursement.
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St. John Providence Health System in Warren, Mich., has named Mary Zuckerman its VP of financial planning and operational analytics.
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The method for mixing drugs that led to 53 deaths in an outbreak of fungal meningitis in 20 states last fall is inherently risky, but seldom-used by hospitals.
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