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NewsBill would ease visa shortage for foreign nurses
For some time, a visa shortage has limited the ability of provider organizations to hire foreign healthcare professionals. Now, however, a new federal bill proposes to provide visas for qualified... Read more...
AHA offers snapshot of industry, charity care
A recent study by the American Hospital Association makes a point its lobbyists no doubt cheered--that it has a whole lot of clout as an employer. The study, which was unveiled at the group's yearly... Read more...
Cigna pays for more retail clinic services
Cigna has expanded the number of retail clinics for which it will reimburse services, making it more likely that its peers will add such clinics to their provider list. The health plan already... Read more...
Study: Healthcare execs rely on acquisitions
A new study suggests that M&A activity plays a key role in the business strategies of many providers. The study surveyed 529 senior-level finance decisions makers, including 33 from the... Read more...
Medicare moving to PPS system for renal care
A new report by CMS suggests that the agency is moving closer to creating a prospective payment system for dialysis centers serving patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The report, which was... Read more...
Building momentum for health facilities
A new report suggests that the hospital and health facility building boom will continue at least through 2010, when it's likely to exceed $60 billion. That's a big number, even by the industry's... Read more...
HHS proposes confidential medical error reporting
HHS has proposed a plan to allow hospitals and other providers to confidentially report patient safety breaches to HHS intermediaries. The proposed rule, which was required by the Patient Safety and... Read more...
Without Blue plan, P4P stumbling in Arizona
While pay-for-performance programs are proliferating in some states, they're stumbling in Arizona, according to a new report. The report, by HealthLeaders-Interstudy, found that until state leader... Read more...
AMA fights to keep malpractice caps in place
The AMA has released an analysis of independent research which concludes that caps on non-economic damages in med mal cases lower insurance premiums by an average of 17 percent. It also argues that... Read more...
Healthcare M&A likely to keep pace in '08
Though it may be consolidation (rather than major takeovers) which drive healthcare M&A this year, expect to see the transactions keep flowing. That, at least, is the prediction of one investment... Read more...
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