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NewsHospitals advocate for bargain CT scans
With ongoing debates about inappropriate CT scan use, hospitals are using inexpensive CT scanners on smokers to screen for lung cancer, Kaiser Health News and The Washington Post report. Read more...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center slashes bloated board
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) removed 29 members from its 51-member board, based on independent findings that the board had become too large to be effective, according to the Read more...
UPMC plans China expansion
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plans to bring its healthcare services to China, UPMC officials told employees in a recent internal newsletter. "Today we are looking at China as one of Read more...
UPMC outpatient demand surges 10 percent
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will add another 558 new full-time jobs through next June bringing the total added for FY2011 to 815, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times. "It's Read more...
Technology helping patients to understand informed consent
Hospitals are turning to technology to better inform patients about what they are consenting for the doctor to perform, reports the Associated Press. The interactive computer programs explain Read more...
UPMC's urgent care development binge irritates rival
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is on an urgent care center development binge. In December, it plans to open its newest urgent care center, competing with two other places offering nearly Read more...
UPMC to expand healthcare access to address civil rights complaint
To settle a civil rights complaint, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will pay for extended hours at a clinic and give door-to-door rides for non-emergency care per a voluntary agreement Read more...
Medical center to add 500 jobs
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will add 500 jobs this fiscal year despite a low operating margin, the Associated Press and Becker's Hospital Review report. The announcement came on the Read more...
Tax exemptions at not-for-profits come under scrutiny
State and local governments scrambling to generate tax revenues have their eye on property, sales and other tax exemptions currently enjoyed by nonprofit groups, including not-for-profit hospitals. Read more...
Federal judge dismisses antitrust suit against U of Pitt, Highmark
A Pittsburgh-area health system has lost its federal antitrust case against its powerful rival and the health plan it claimed was in cahoots with that rival, a loss which could have long-term Read more...
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