Allegiance, Henry Ford say merger right fit | Crain's Detroit Business
Jackson, Mich.-based Allegiance Health may have found the right partner with Henry Ford Health System after proposed deals went south with University of Michigan Health System last year and more recently with Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica.
Experts question county stewardship of stalled Valley Medical Center project | San Jose Mercury News
Years behind schedule and with a price tag that's ballooned by more than $100 million, the project to build a modern Valley Medical Center patient wing was "doomed" by problems that Santa Clara County leaders have kept quiet about for years, a review by the San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News found.
Investor becomes major player on med tech scene | Crain's Cleveland Business
Medical entrepreneurs, memorize this name: Haofu “Donald” Tang. His investment firm has quietly become one of the most prominent dealmakers in Northeast Ohio's medical technology community.
Brother's health crisis exposes hole in post-hospital care | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Patrick J. Kelly, 64, had a heart attack at his home on Sept. 14, and by the time he was transported to Allegheny General Hospital and surgeons could operate, he had suffered irreparable brain damage and needed ventilator support to survive. But, as hospital officials say is happening all too frequently, medical protocol took a back seat to health insurance coverage.
Here's how hospitals cheat Medicare, and why they should | Forbes
Quick quiz. What should doctors do when they recognize that a hospitalized patient is ready to go home? If you answered: “discharge the patient,” you haven't spent time working at a long-term care hospital in the U.S.
