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NewsSteward backs bill to lift 3-year wait on RI hospital purchases
A bill, backed by ever-expanding powerhouse Steward Health Care System, to eliminate a rule that for-profit hospitals must wait three years in between hospital acquisitions is up for a Senate hearing Read more...
Steward nabs Partners HealthCare physician group
Steward Health Care System nabbed another Massachusetts physician group, this time away from Partners HealthCare, reports The Boston Globe. Following the recent, highly contentious score of Whittier Read more...
Healthcare M&A activity slows down
In keeping with the movement toward coordinated care and consolidation among healthcare organizations comes a report that the healthcare industry saw 217 merger and acquisition deals worth $58.4 Read more...
Mergers mean survival for community hospitals
With healthcare mergers and acquisitions breaking records earlier this year, it's no surprise that hospitals are continuing to embrace the benefits of affiliating. The trend of hospital consolidation Read more...
Limiting physician-owned hospitals could stall competition, quality care
Physician-owned hospitals (POHs) can provide consumer choice, innovation, high-quality care, and patient satisfaction. Yet, restrictions in the reform law could virtually halt future expansion. By Read more...
Steward CEO promises a 'Southwest Airlines' approach to medicine
Keep your eye on Steward Health Care System CEO, Dr. Ralph de la Torre. According to an in-depth, sometimes fawning Boston Globe profile, he is poised to become one of the most influential players in Read more...
Duke, LifePoint create community hospital network
Duke University Health System is partnering with LifePoint Hospitals to run community hospitals throughout North Carolina, Duke announced earlier this week. Together, the Durham-based academic health Read more...
Steward Health Care System eyes national expansion
Steward Health Care System plans to replicate its Massachusetts community hospitals nationwide, reports the Boston Globe. Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre revealed the plan to go national at the J.P. Read more...
Reform oversight causes children's hospitals to lose drug discounts
It may be harder for children's and community hospitals to obtain drugs for sick kids and low-income people thanks to an oversight in the healthcare reform law that disqualifies the facilities from Read more...
Innovative care practices kept Montefiore out of debt
It may sound like an oxymoron, but high-performing, economically stable safety-net providers actually exist, according to a new Commonwealth Fund case study. One such provider, New York-based Read more...
| Press ReleasesHealthcare Providers Choose Integrated Enterprise System from Prognosis HIS to Meet Emerging Industry ChallengesHOUSTON, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Providers are feeling the need to integrate clinical and financial operations across their enterprises to succeed under emerging payment models. Flint River Read more >> Anthelio and Healthland Partner to Implement Electronic Health Records for Rural Community and Critical Access HospitalsAnthelio Provides EHR, Clinical and Migration Expertise to Help Rural Community and Critical Access Hospitals Significantly Improve Patient Care and Efficiency DALLAS & MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS Read more >> Prognosis HIS CEO Ramsey Evans Recognized With Health Data Management's EHR Game Changers AwardHOUSTON, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramsey Evans, CEO of Prognosis Health Information Systems, recently received an "EHR Game Changers Award" from Health Data Management magazine. The recognition Read more >> Colorado-Fayette Medical Center Selects Prognosis HISMarket momentum for Prognosis HIS enterprise solutions is on the rise, with several hospitals selecting the innovative solutionHOUSTON, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado-Fayette Medical Center is Read more >> Northeast Regional Medical Center Selects New Radiology Services PartnerKIRKSVILLE, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Northeast Regional Medical Center announced today that it has partnered with Radisphere, the only radiology provider offering proven accessibility and Read more >> |
