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NewsShorter ER boarding can boost hospital profits
Contrary to traditional thinking, slightly cutting back ER boarding time can improve a patient's health and a hospital's bottom line, concludes a study published online yesterday in the Annals of Read more...
Fitch: Investor-owned hospitals have strong operating earnings
Things have been incredibly tough over the past couple of years, both for non-profit and investor-owned hospitals. But despite decreasing patient volumes, rising bad debt and price pressures, Read more...
Moody's pans profit outlook for for-profit hospitals
Yesterday, we told you about a study concluding that more than 50 percent of U.S. hospitals were in the red. Now, Moody's Investors Service has chimed in with its own gloom and doom, offering a Read more...
New research says U.S. hospitals in trouble
These are among the grimmest times in recent memory for U.S. hospital finances, according new research set to be released today from Thomson Reuters. The Thomson Reuters analysis concludes that Read more...
New Jersey hospitals in trouble, trade group says
A survey of about half of the state's hospitals has revealed what we already could have guessed--that New Jersey facilities, like their peers elsewhere, are struggling to stay afloat, with some on Read more...
MI hospital group says members need help
The eviscerated economy is wreaking havoc on Michigan hospitals, with many facing substantial financial problems that endanger their existence, according to the state's hospital association. The Read more...
| Press ReleasesHospitals to Reduce Costs, Protect Environment with New Premier Healthcare Alliance Group Buy for Energy Conservation andPremier's group buy program delivers value through coordinated, volume-driven purchasing opportunities CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced that a group Read more >> |
