Illinois news from FierceHealthcare
NewsGap grows in funding retiree healthcare
States are facing a growing gap when it comes to funding the retiree healthcare benefits of their public employees, according to a new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts. According to the report, Read more...
Missouri high court keeps malpractice caps, says they cannot be retroactively applied
While the Supreme Court in Missouri didn't go as far as those in Illinois and Georgia in declaring medical malpractice damage award caps to be unconstitutional, it did take a step in that direction Read more...
Georgia Supreme Court ends malpractice caps
Following in the footsteps of Illinois, the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ended limits to jury awards for malpractice damages. By upholding a nearly $1.35 million award for Betty Nestlehutt, whose Read more...
Ill. nursing homes mix elderly with mentally ill, criminals
Yesterday, FierceHealthcare detailed the conclusions of a GAO report contending that the number of unsafe nursing homes in the U.S. could be four times higher than the number of homes CMS has Read more...
More pluses than minuses in eventful week for retail clinics
So, it looks like retail clinic news has been a matter of two steps forward, one step back. For example, Cigna has just announced that it would pay for care delivered at another retail clinic chain, Read more...
| Press ReleasesTenet Announces New Agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IllinoisDes Peres Hospital and Saint Louis University Hospital Now Part of Network DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) today announced that it signed a new multi-year agreement Read more >> Memorial Hospital Becomes Latest Emergency Department in Illinois to Partner With CEP AmericaEMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On January 17, Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois became the latest hospital emergency department to partner with CEP America, one of the nation's largest Read more >> Resurrection Health Care Achieves 94% Field Data Extraction with Brainware Distiller for InvoicesProvider Reduces Paper-Based Document Processing by 77%, Eliminates Long-Term Paper StorageASHBURN, Va., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Brainware, Inc. is proud to report that Resurrection Health Read more >> Community Health Systems Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Blue Island, Illinois HospitalFRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that a subsidiary has executed a definitive agreement to acquire MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Read more >> |
