As China moves forward with its own form of healthcare reform, the traditional methods in which hospitals are paid to provide care are changing. FULL STORY »
Global Health Voyager, a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based medical tourism company, said it completed the asset acquisition of PlanetHospital from the Healthcare International Network. FULL STORY »
When the patient-centered medical home care-delivery model arrived at the industry's doorstep a few years back, the concern by some was that the concept's potential for savings would come at the expense of medical specialists who would see fewer patients. But as data from pilot medical home... FULL STORY »
There's no shortage of people using the Internet and social media to spread opinions and bring like-minded thinkers to together. Arlen Meyers, M.D., however, is using it to look for people with ideas and innovations for healthcare. FULL STORY »
A nonbinding letter of intent has been signed outlining the plans of HCA-owned Wesley Medical Center, a 524-bed Wichita, Kan., hospital, to acquire physician-owned, 82-bed Galichia Heart Hospital, also in Wichita. FULL STORY »
The American Medical Association called for an explicit exemption, or safe harbor, from antitrust laws for accountable care organizations, a payment model that could create closer financial ties between hospitals and independent doctors. FULL STORY »
A study of about 100 primary-care physicians found that using an electronic health-record system yielded mixed results in physician productivity after the doctors had climbed the learning curve and become fully acclimated to the systems. FULL STORY »
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