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StartUp Health, a New York-based incubator for health technology startups, admitted 14 new companies into its three-year development program this week. The program, which received 1,200 applications in the past year, aims to give new medical companies long-term mentoring and access to capital.
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PORTLAND, Maine—Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems acquired Mercy Health System in Portland on Oct. 2 after winning approval from state regulators. Mercy was previously owned by Catholic Health East, which recently merged with Trinity Health and is Brewer-based EMHS' eighth hospital in...
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Hospitals spend less on operations—largely by squeezing labor costs—to make up for lost revenue when Medicare cuts hospital prices, according to a new study.
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Mount Sinai Hospital in New York made Dr. David Reich president and COO, effective immediately.
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The newly branded Mount Sinai Health System must set about the delicate work of consolidating the operations of two of New York City's largest hospitals.
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It was a less than smooth start for the federal government's health insurance marketplace in 36 states, as heavy traffic to its website caused delays and system issues
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Continuum Health Partners and Mount Sinai Medical Center closed on a merger deal that consolidates two of New York City's largest hospitals.
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What it does: Somnia is a physician-owned and -operated provider of customized anesthesia management for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and office-based surgical practices.
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Influenza vaccinations among children and healthcare personnel reached record levels last year, according to federal officials, but the overall vaccination rate remained short of meeting goals of minimizing the risk of a potential outbreak.
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The New York State Office of Mental Health has awarded a contract to install a derivative of the Veterans Affairs Department's VistA electronic health-record system throughout its 24-hospital, 310-clinic healthcare system that provides mental health services to 700,000 people a year.
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