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News10 Notorious Healthcare Execs in 2011
We expect healthcare executives to set the tone at their organizations and to inspire their teams into becoming the best providers in the region -- or the country. But that's not always how things Read more...
Specialists question ACO integration, show reluctance to join
Organizations representing oncologists and other specialty physicians are expressing some concerns about how accountable care organizations will be regulated, reports AIS Health. Officials with U.S. Read more...
Hospitals slash sepsis rates with nursing-focused strategies
In what could be a template for other hospitals to follow, nine acute care facilities in the Bay Area teamed to dramatically reduce their sepsis mortality rates, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Read more...
CHS rebuts Tenet at earnings meeting
The ongoing tug-of-war regarding Community Health Systems' (NYSE: CYH) hostile takeover attempt of Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) dominated a CHS meeting earnings call last week, with the company Read more...
Public hospital CEO received millions in pension payouts
The chief executive officer of a public hospital district in Salinas, Calif. received nearly $4 million in lump-sum retirement benefits on top of his six-figure pension, reports the Los Angeles Read more...
House subcommittee votes to defund portions of reform
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee voted on Thursday to repeal funding tied to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, reports AHA News Now. In its votes on H.R. 1213 and H.R. Read more...
Nautic acquires Reliant Hospital Partners
Nautic Partners LLC, a private equity firm in Providence, R.I., has acquired Reliant Hospital Partners for an undisclosed amount, reports Healthcare Finance News. Dallas-based Reliant operates seven Read more...
ACO rule: Healthcare industry reacts with cautious enthusiasm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its long-awaited proposed rules on accountable care organizations yesterday. Although they officially have until June 6 to file comments on the Read more...
St. Mary's enters into deal with equity firm
St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., will form a joint venture with a Texas-based capital investment and consulting firm, report Healthcare Finance News and the Hartford Courant. St. Mary's, Read more...
One system for poor, another for well-heeled
Does it make sense to break up the healthcare system into two tracks, one for patients who have the bucks for care and another for the poor? It does to Mark Moran, the interim chief executive officer Read more...
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